The first I heard of Runaways was when it was first licensed by Hulu. Since I had a cheap subscription to Marvel Unlimited, I went ahead and read the available mini-series, which, to quote Cat Grant, had “you look like the attractive yet non-threatening, racially diverse cast of a CW show” written all over them.
The early cast photos showed that they’d nailed the look of the characters, but after watching it so far, I’d say they got everyone to nail their roles, too.
They’ve made some interesting choices with the series, and on the whole I think they’ll make for a better story. They’ve trimmed the cast by making Molly an orphan adopted by Gert’s parents, they’ve dialed back both the scope and absurdity of The Pride’s power and goals, some of the parents are actually sympathetic characters, and they’ve given Nico an older sister to make the initial awkwardness between the kids more grounded.
Also, I completely failed to recognize James Marsters as Chase’s dad.
Now, if they could just arrange a crossover with The Gifted
involving Lauren Strucker, Karolina Dean, and a hot tub, I could die a
happy man. (after Natalie Alyn Lind turns 18, please; feel free to
substitute Amy Acker before then; oh, wait, she is 18; they can
still put Amy Acker in the tub with them, though)
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