Should you watch Alphas?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Alphas
Series · 2011
Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
The sides of Alphas
- A neurologist leading a team of gifted people
- Powers that come with a cost
- Cases for the Department of Defense
Alphas is good for you if…
- you like a team of misfits who each have a strange gift.
- you like David Strathairn's Dr. Rosen caring for his team.
- you like superpowers used in real-world missions.
Alphas is bad for you if…
- you want superhero battles on a big scale. Here the powers are small and human, like Gary reading signals in the air.
- you want superpowers with a darker, harder edge.
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