Forget Marvel, This Award-Winning Sci-Fi Series Proves Superhero Stories Can Still Be a Game-Changer

The superhero genre was once a critical and commercial hit, with studios scrambling to adapt nearly every comic book under the sun. Nowadays, it looks like these mighty icons need saving themselves, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe struggles at the box office while DC Studios is slowly building up its slate of caped crusaders, starting with Superman. Fans are forgetting that some of the best superhero stories are happening on television, and Moving is a key example.

Based on the comic book by Kang Full, Moving is a science-fiction epic spanning two generations that focuses on people with superpowers. High school students Bong-seok (Lee Jung-ha), Hui-soo (Go Youn-jung), and Gang-hoon (Kim Do-hoon) learn how to master their newfound abilities, then discover that their parents also possess superpowers and used to work as spies for the South Korean government. It’s a juicy hook for a series, yet Moving has flown under the radar of most superhero fans when it deserves their undivided attention.

‘Moving’ Has the Perfect Mix of Elements for a Superhero Show

The thing that stands out about Moving is that it makes both the teenage and adult characters compelling. A great example concerns Hui-soo and her father, Ju-wong (Ryu Seung-ryong), who possess a healing factor similar to Wolverine‘s, making it virtually impossible for them to die. As a result, they often step in the way of seemingly fatal injuries or battle hordes of foes. In contrast, Bong-seok can’t control his flight and has to be literally weighed down with stones until he learns that suppressing his power prevents him from mastering it. In one scene, he tells his mother that he won’t wear the weights anymore, effectively claiming both his flight and his freedom. Moving works because it understands that superpowers work best when used as a metaphor for the real world.

Another reason Moving isn’t your typical superhero show lies inits structure. The first part plays out like your typical coming-of-age superhero fantasy with Bong-seok, Hui-soo, and Gang-hoon. The focus then shifts to their parents, revealing their black-ops past. In the final story arc, the teenagers and their parents join forces for a massive battle on the grounds of their high school (which is revealed to be a front to study superpowered beings). Moving not only avoids the pitfalls that most streaming shows fall into by having longer seasons, but it also ties past and present storylines together in a satisfying way.

A Second Season of ‘Moving’ Is in the Works

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