Ranking Every MCU Show From Worst To Best

13. Inhumans

Inhumans is a unique beast when it comes to the TV shows of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it was originally announced to be a full feature film for Phase Three of the silver screen MCU releases - even confirmed for a November 2018 premiere.

That announcement came from Marvel Studios back in 2014, but fast forward three years and we'd instead be served up a hugely disappointing eight episode TV take on what was and still is an iconic Marvel property.

On paper, Inhumans looked to have plenty of the right chess pieces in place. Cast-wise, the likes of Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Eme Ikwuakor, Ken Leung and Iwan Rheon were solid names to anchor the show. The promise of slow-burn family drama over superhero spectacle also made the series an intriguing one.

Unfortunately though this live-action take on the Inhumans fell flat from the moment the first piece of promo art was revealed. With its core crew looking like low-rent cosplayers, the initial character designs and costumes were enough to already have many fearing for the series.

Those fears would sadly be realised once Inhumans started to air and delivered a dull, dragging experience from episode to episode. No wonder ABC opted to axe the series rather than move forward with a second season.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

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Posted On: 16th Mar 2021

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