An earnest hero embraces her alien powers, navigating a measured journey of uplifting, feel-good adventure.
A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a TV-14: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
DC's Stargirl (2020)Feel good · comfort watch · measuredA kind girl discovers her stepfather's secret past, inspiring a new generation of earnest superheroes.
Smallville (2001)Earnest · comfort watch · measuredA young alien refugee navigates his tumultuous teen years while slowly embracing a heroic destiny.
Quantum Leap (1989)Earnest · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · measuredA brilliant physicist leaps through time, righting wrongs with earnest optimism and a holographic guide.
Wonder Woman (1975)Feel good · comfort watch · measuredAn Amazon princess brings her strength and wisdom to 1940s America, fighting evil with earnest, campy fun.
Superman & Lois (2021)Feel good · family watch · strong violence · emotionally heavyA superhero and a journalist balance saving the world with the epic, uplifting challenges of modern parenting.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)Epic · comfort watch · measuredA Starfleet crew explores the galaxy with earnest curiosity, facing cerebral mysteries and epic adventures.
Game of Thrones (2011)Epic · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreNoble families clash in an epic, gritty war for control, while an ancient evil awakens in the frozen north.
Dr. STONE (2019)Wholesome humor · uplifting · family watch · measuredHumanity rebuilds with wholesome humor and earnest scientific discovery in a whimsically measured adventure.Supergirl is on our Aliens list.
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