It's been a bumpy and winding road for the TV series adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis' Powers . First made as a pilot for FX in 2011, starring Jason Patric and Lucy Punch as the leads, the show never progressed past that point for a pick up. Then, this past March, it was revealed that Powers would now be a series on the Playstation Network.

Sharlto Copley as Christian Walker and Susan Heyward as Deena Pilgrim in PSN's Powers. Credit: Bob Mahoney/Sony Pictures Television

Sharlto Copley (Maleficent, District 9) and Susan Heyward (The Following) were then cast as the two new leads, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim - two Chicago Homicide detectives trying to maintain order in a world where powered heroes and villains exist. Their beat is costumed crime -- they investigate the suspicious deaths of those with special abilities. USA Today revealed an image of the duo as their Powers characters. Check it out...Walker used to be a superhero himself, but never had formal cop training. Hence his partnering with rookie detective Pilgrim, who is a crack investigator. "They're 'the heart and the soul' of Powers," Bendis told USA Today, while promising a "different experience" than his comic series. "My dream was for the show and the books to almost run in parallel universes as they explore the same themes."

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