First Photo of PlayStation-Exclusive Superhero TV Series "Powers" Released

A photo from upcoming PlayStation-exclusive original television show Powers has been revealed online. Posted by USA Today, the picture shows actors Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team) and Susan Heyward (The Following) as the characters Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim respectively.

Based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, Powers follows detective Christian Walker, who is charged with protecting humans and investigating cases involving super-human men and women known as "powers." The show will debut on PlayStation platforms this December and will run for around 10 episodes. Powers mixes the genres of superhero fantasy, crime noir, and police procedural .

Every PSN user in the United States can watch the first episode for free, while PS Plus subscribers can see the entire series without paying anything extra.

Microsoft is also currently working on several shows for Xbox, including Halo: Nightfall, in which Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien) is serving as executive producer, an unnamed Halo program produced by Steven Spielberg, and a documentary series about Atari's famously failed video game E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.