The Tomorrow People: Pilot

Nothing says normal like sleep-teleporting into your neighbor's bed in the middle of the night. For Stephen Jameson (Robbie Amell), this is just one of the strange occurrences he has been experiencing on a steadily increasing basis. Told the voices he hears in his head are part of his psychosis, Stephen downs his pills and hopes for relief. Until, one fateful night, he obeys the voice in his head and meets a group of homo superior — the next step in the evolution of humanity. A group of people just like him.
Unwilling to embrace his father's impossible inheritance, Stephen is fighting on all fronts — himself, his mom, the school bully and Jedikiah Price (Mark Pellegrino) and the rest of Ultra, a group dedicated to eradicating the Tomorrow People. As his powers grow, Stephen has to decide — does he keep fighting who he is or does he embrace it? And if he chooses to accept his powers, what, and with whom, will he do with them?
A friend, who is responsible for introducing me to "Doctor Who" and "Sherlock," recommended the show to me and described it as "'X-Men' without the individual powers." And, if "X-Men" mutants didn't have Professor X, I'd have to agree. The characters are people, trying to make the most of their unique abilities and remain alive in a hostile world.
Amell, cousin to "Arrow's" Stephen Amell, is talented and embodies the confused and troubled teen well and this opening episode hints at a story line and characters that will be a pleasure to follow. Plus, Stephen did his own Darth Vader impression with his new-found powers. This is definitely a kid I can get behind.