Season 1
No Ordinary Family is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Greg Berlanti and Jon Harmon Feldman and produced by ABC Studios which centres on the Powells, a typical American family whose members gain special powers after their plane crashes in Brazil.
The Powells are about to go from ordinary to extraordinary.
After 16 years of marriage, Jim (Michael Chiklis) feels disconnected from his workaholic wife, Stephanie (Julie Benz) and two teenage children, Daphne (Kay Panabaker) and JJ (Jimmy Bennett).
To encourage family bonding time, Jim decides the family will join Stephanie on her business trip to South America.
When their plane crashes into the Amazon River, they barely enjoy a moment to celebrate their survival before returning to the grind of everyday life. But they will soon realise that their lives have been forever changed.
Each member of the family starts to show signs of new, unique and distinct super powers. Will their newfound abilities finally bring them together or push them further apart?
Jim feels powerless as he realises his life is not turning out the way he planned. His children are growing more independent, and his wife spends more time at the office than home as she rockets up the corporate ladder. His job as a police sketch artist only furthers his insecurities as he watches his peers fight crime and catch criminals.
However, when Jim discovers that the plane crash left him with the power of super strength, he immediately feels a new sense of purpose and empowerment.
With the aid of his best friend and confidante, George (Romany Malco), he sets his sights on becoming a hero.
Stephanie struggles to balance her family life with working 80 hours a week as an award-winning scientist. Her boss and mentor, Dr. Dayton King (Stephen Collins), continues to guide and challenge Stephanie's research in the lab.
While fearful of never finding balance in her life, something remarkable happens. After the crash, she develops the power of speed, which allows her to move effortlessly through her daily responsibilities.
Always the scientist, Stephanie immediately questions the phenomenon and demands answers. She entrusts her lab tech, Katie (Autumn Reeser), with her secret, and the two begin to research the mystery behind the powers.
For 16-year-old Daphne and 14-year-old JJ, adolescence is hard enough. Daphne dreads distraction from her own fabulousness, but that's exactly what happens when she turns telepathic. Daphne hears other people's hopes, dreams, fears and joys, whether she cares to or not.
Younger brother JJ struggles constantly to satisfy his parents and teachers as he grapples with a learning disability and bad grades.
Already feeling inferior to his popular sister and brilliant mom, JJ hits a new low when everyone acquires powers except him - until suddenly JJ's mental abilities strengthen to a super genius level.
For the Powells, embarking on a mission to understand their new abilities becomes the key to rebuilding their family life, as they learn what defines and unifies them.
Despite the fact they can collectively lift a car, run at lightning speed, read your mind and calculate the dimensions of the Eiffel Tower - all before you say "superhero" - they are first and foremost an average family with everyday problems.