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The Cape

Seen it?

2011 | 1 seasons | 43 min | Action & Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans. If you loved The Flash or Batman: The Animated Series, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 7 hours in all.
What might put you off
Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.

"The Cape" is a drama series following Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana and son, Trip. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    54 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 37K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Tom Wheeler

  • David LyonsVince Faraday / The Cape
  • Keith DavidMax Malini
  • Summer GlauOrwell
  • James FrainPeter Fleming / Chess
  • Jennifer FerrinDana Faraday
  • Ryan WynottTrip Faraday
  • Dorian MissickMarty Voyt
  • Martin KlebbaRollo