Apparently victim to overwhelmingly negative early reviews, and creative differences between Queen and the network, Powerless‘ premise was significantly altered.
In a brand new promo video [above] for the series, NBC has revealed that Alan Tudyk’s cartoonish boss isn’t just another arrogant, powerful figurehead in the DC Comics Universe, but actually happens to be the cousin of none other than Bruce Wayne himself.
Originally, NBC’s Powerless was going to focus on the everyday lives of a group of insurance adjusters working within the DC Comics Universe, who have all learned to deal with the messes that superheroes leave in their wake.
However, when original creator Ben Queen left as showrunner, the entire series was revamped.