History Series / Inhumans

** Black Bolt's had a severe {{Nerf}}ing compared to the comics version. The power of his voice, while still impressive and making him one of the strongest characters in the cast, is no more than, say, ''Series/{{Arrow}}'''s ComicBook/BlackCanary-related MakeMeWannaShout characters at the maximum. That's ''impressive,'' but comic Black Bolt's voice is ''literally'' comparable to a nuke. His other powers are also never seen.[[note]]In the comics, he wears an antenna-like device that lets him channel his power inwards, making him a FlyingBrick capable of going one-on-one with the likes of Thanos, as well as enabling him to use energy blasts and force fields. A common message board topic is "Who would win, Black Bolt or ComicBook/{{Superman}}?"[[/note]]

* SelfMadeOrphan: Black Bolt vaporized his parents by sheer accident [[MakeMeWannaShout with a single word]].

The series focuses on ComicBook/BlackBolt and the Inhuman royal family, rather than the "urban" Inhuman characters featured on its sister show ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', starring Creator/AnsonMount as Blackagar "Black Bolt" Boltagon, king of the Inhumans, Creator/SerindaSwan as ComicBook/{{Medusa|MarvelComics}}, queen of the Inhumans and Black Bolt's wife, Creator/KenLeung as ComicBook/{{Karnak}}; Creator/EmeIkwuakor as Gorgon, Black Bolt's cousin, and leader of the Attilan military; Creator/IsabelleCornish as Crystal, Medusa's sister; Creator/MikeMoh as Triton, another of Black Bolt's cousins; Creator/SonyaBalmores as Auran, head of the Royal Guards of Attilan; and Creator/IwanRheon as Maximus the Mad, the villainous brother of Black Bolt. Additionally, Creator/EllenWoglom stars as [[CanonForeigner Louise]], a human scientist who meets the Royals.

The series focuses on ComicBook/BlackBolt and the Inhuman royal family, rather than the "urban" Inhuman characters featured on its sister show ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', starring Creator/AnsonMount as Blackagar "Black Bolt" Boltagon, king of the Inhumans, Creator/SerindaSwan as ComicBook/{{Medusa|MarvelComics}}, queen of the Inhumans and Black Bolt's wife, Creator/KenLeung as ComicBook/{{Karnak}}; Creator/EmeIkwuakor as Gorgon, Black Bolt's cousin, and leader of the Attilan military; Creator/IsabelleCornish as Crystal, Medusa's sister; Creator/MikeMoh as Triton, another of Black Bolt's cousins; Creator/SonyaBalmores]] as Auran, head of the Royal Guards of Attilan; and Creator/IwanRheon as Maximus the Mad, the villainous brother of Black Bolt. Additionally, Creator/EllenWoglom stars as [[CanonForeigner Louise]], a human scientist who meets the Royals.

The series focuses on ComicBook/BlackBolt and the Inhuman royal family, rather than the "urban" Inhuman characters featured on its sister show ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', starring Creator/AnsonMount as Blackagar "Black Bolt" Boltagon, king of the Inhumans, Creator/SerindaSwan as ComicBook/{{Medusa|MarvelComics}}, queen of the Inhumans and Black Bolt's wife, Creator/KenLeung as ComicBook/{{Karnak}}; [[Film/{{Ink}} Eme Ikwuakor]] as Gorgon, Black Bolt's cousin and leader of the Attilan military; [[Series/DanceAcademy Isabelle Cornish]] as Crystal, Medusa's sister; [[WebVideo/StreetFighterAssassinsFist Mike Moh]] as Triton, another of Black Bolt's cousins; [[Film/SoulSurfer Sonya Balmores]] as Auran, head of the Royal Guards of Attilan; and Creator/IwanRheon as Maximus the Mad, the villainous brother of Black Bolt. Additionally, [[Series/{{Californication}} Ellen Woglom]] stars as [[CanonForeigner Louise]], a human scientist who meets the Royals.

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* AscendedFridgeHorror: King Black Bolt's power is, of course, [[spoiler:an incredibly destructive sonic scream released when he speaks]]. If this show isn't your introduction to the character, then when you first learned that, you probably figured it wasn't pretty when he first got it. You'd be ''absolutely right.'' [[spoiler:One word ''completely obliterates'' his parents. We then pan around to the wall behind the place where they'd been standing: it's crushed like the Hulk had punched it, and painted with the dust his parents were reduced to, the grains ''blasted into it.'']] Holy crap.

The series was cancelled after its only season, following declining ratings and an abysmal critical reception. Creator/MarvelStudios have insisted that the project did not replace their own ideas for an ''Inhumans'' project, although it is believed that the miniseries will fall under CanonDiscontinuity if Marvel revisits the IP.

* TrappedByMountainLions: Crystal spends most of the series by herself, hanging out with a pretty farm boy, with no connection to the main plot.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The MCU has had a good track record of creating villains whose motives are fairly well grounded, but whose ''methods'' are unacceptable. Here, they go a bit too far in that direction, in that the villain of the piece is overthrowing a FantasticCasteSystem fueled by FantasticRacism and the heroes are the royal family overseeing a civilization based on slave labor. They do a good job of BreakTheHaughty and CharacterDevelopment for the heroes, but can only justify getting rid of the villain through SanitySlippage and JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope.

The series focuses on ComicBook/BlackBolt and the Inhuman royal family, rather than the "urban" Inhuman characters featured on its sister show ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', starring Creator/AnsonMount as Blackagar "Black Bolt" Boltagon, king of the Inhumans, Creator/SerindaSwan as ComicBook/{{Medusa}}, queen of the Inhumans and Black Bolt's wife, Creator/KenLeung as ComicBook/{{Karnak}}; [[Film/{{Ink}} Eme Ikwuakor]] as Gorgon, Black Bolt's cousin and leader of the Attilan military; [[Series/DanceAcademy Isabelle Cornish]] as Crystal, Medusa's sister; [[WebVideo/StreetFighterAssassinsFist Mike Moh]] as Triton, another of Black Bolt's cousins; [[Film/SoulSurfer Sonya Balmores]] as Auran, head of the Royal Guards of Attilan; and Creator/IwanRheon as Maximus the Mad, the villainous brother of Black Bolt. Additionally, [[Series/{{Californication}} Ellen Woglom]] stars as [[CanonForeigner Louise]], a human scientist who meets the Royals.

The series was cancelled after its only season, following declining ratings. Creator/MarvelStudios have insisted that the project did not replace their own ideas for an ''Inhumans'' project, although it is believed that the miniseries will fall under CanonDiscontinuity if Marvel revisits the IP.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, Auran is one of the royal family's allies. Here, she's Maximus's enforcer, and since the show has not taken the time to establish her motivations (yet) as it did for Maximus, she ends up coming off as far more evil than he is.

%%* BigBad: Maximus.

** The Inhumans were discovered by ComicBook/TheFantasticFour in the comics with Medusa being a (brainwashed) member of their EvilCounterpart the Frightful Four, but due to 20th Century Fox owning the rights to the superhero group and related cast - prior to Disney buying Fox - they are not present in the MCU.

The series was cancelled after its only season, following declining ratings. Marvel Studios have insisted that the project did not replace their own ideas for an ''Inhumans'' project, although it is believed that the miniseries will fall under CanonDiscontinuity if Marvel revisits the IP.

''Inhumans'' is a 2017 television series based on the Creator/MarvelComics [[ComicBook/TheInhumans characters of the same name]], set within the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. It debuted in September 2017,[[note]]September 1 for a two-week run in IMAX, and September 26 for the show's run on ABC[[/note]] was produced by Creator/{{ABC}} Studios in conjunction with Creator/{{IMAX}}, who screened the first two episodes in theaters ahead of its official debut on television. The show ran for eight episodes instead of a full season, most likely for the purpose of having a greater budget dedicated to visual effects. IMAX picked up the tab on the costs for the first two episodes, while ABC funded the remaining six.

The series was cancelled after its only season. Curiously, the existence of the show has not ''officially'' replaced the now-unscheduled movie, although that may have changed as a result of Marvel's plans shifting.

* DramaticIrony: One of the central conflicts is between those who wish to remain in hiding and away from humans and those who wish to travel to Earth and reveal their existence... completely unaware that Inhumans have been common knowledge for about two years by this point and are appearing randomly all over the world. They also seem unaware of Inhumans living on Earth even before then.

* CruelMercy: Maximus' ultimate fate. [[spoiler:Black Bolt doesn't kill him, but instead seals him within a bunker with enough food to last the rest of his life... which will be a long time trapped entirely alone, on the now abandoned moon.]]