Netflix’s brilliant new superhero show Supacell helps bring Black British culture to a global arena

When writer/director Rapman’s new superpowered Netflix series Supacell opens, we see a Black woman frantically running down darkened corridors, dressed in a medical gown with surveillance watching her every move. She’s seen as helpless and terrified, but amongst the chaos, her eyes suddenly glow a golden yellow, activating her power. Briefly she witnesses freedom until she is shot and…