Heroes aren’t necessarily what they’re cracked up to be in this gentle watch that has all the right messaging
This sweet, good-natured kids animation from Norway has impeccable Scandi values. It’s a superhero cartoon with the egalitarian message that maybe superheroes aren’t all they’re cracked up to be: all me-me-me and obsessed with their own awesomeness. Wouldn’t it be better if everyone pulled together as a community?
Just Super is set in a small town, home to an 11-year-old girl called Hedvig (voiced by Reilley Ott). The big secret in Hedvig’s family is that for generations the eldest child becomes the town’s superhero, Super Lion. Hedvig’s dad, a strapping specimen of Viking manliness (Jean Luc Julien), is the current incarnation. All the Super Lions wear the same costume that has been handed down since the year dot, a ribbed wool onesie in beige that magnifies the wearer’s natural skills into superpowers.
