The Tomorrow People is a CW series about young people who evolve into Homo superior, gaining psionic powers. It had one season and a cast led by Robbie Amell as Stephen Jameson, with Peyton List, Luke Mitchell, Aaron Yoo, Madeleine Mantock, and Mark Pellegrino as the villain Dr. Jedikiah Price. The show is a remake of the British series created by Roger Price, which ran from 1973 to 1979.
Trailer, via Warner Bros. UK & Ireland.
The Power T’s
The Tomorrow People’s abilities are built around four “T” powers:
- Telepathy
- Teleportation
- Telekinesis
- Temporal Manipulation
The first three make up the “Three T’s.” The fourth adds time travel as a recurring plot point. The show leans on these powers for its premise: humans are evolving into a new form, and some of them develop these abilities in young adulthood.
Stephen Jameson is the central character, a newly emergent member of the group. His father, the most powerful of the Tomorrow People, disappeared years earlier while searching for a place where they could live safely.
The Lair and Ultra
The Tomorrow People spend most of their time in the Lair, a subterranean base of operations beneath the streets of Manhattan. That setup keeps them hidden from the public, who fear greater persecution if the truth about the Tomorrow People comes out.
Their parents and loved ones know nothing of their abilities. The Tomorrow People are hunted by Ultra, an anti-telepath group that uses Tomorrow People to track down and neutralize or kill other members of their kind. Ultra’s headquarters are designed to shut down their powers, though Stephen seems resistant to its effects.
The show’s world is built on paranoia and secrecy, but the one-season run never fully commits to the scale of the threat.
| Element | Role in the Show |
|---|---|
| The Tomorrow People | The main characters, with psionic abilities |
| Ultra | The main threat, hunting Tomorrow People |
| The Lair | A hidden base of operations |
| Homo superior | The next stage of human evolution |
What Works and What Doesn’t
The premise is solid: a group of young people with extraordinary abilities, hunted by a shadowy organization. But the execution drags in spots. The show spends a lot of time explaining its own premise, and some episodes feel like setup rather than story.
Mark Pellegrino plays Dr. Jedikiah Price as a scheming villain, and his scenes carry more energy than the rest of the series. The supporting cast is fine as a group but rarely gets room to develop on their own.
The show’s biggest weakness is its pacing. At 22 episodes, it feels stretched thin over a single season, and the central conflict never quite reaches a satisfying conclusion.
The Verdict
The Tomorrow People is a competent but dull sci-fi drama. It has a great premise and a few solid performances, but the execution never matches the idea. The show’s one season ends without fully paying off its setup.
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