Best British superhero series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch superhero shows from United Kingdom, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

Phoo Action (2008)

United Kingdom

The high-kicking, high-action exploits of Buddhist Kung-Fu law enforcement officer Terry Phoo and feisty teen-rebel turned super-hero Whitey Action, who form an unlikely but effective crime-fighting team taking on Britain's super-vile, super-famous mutated criminals, The Freebies.

Runtime: 60 min

Status: Pilot

Network: BBC Three

Episodes: 1

Genres: Action, Adventure, Superhero, Comedy, Drama

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Who Wants to Be a Superhero? (UK) (2009)

United Kingdom

Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is a UK children's reality show hosted by Sam Nixon, Mark Rhodes and Stan Lee, based on the NBC Universal/Sci Fi Channel (United States) series of the same name. The show is a co-production between CBBC and NBC.Children aged 9 – 13 create and become their very own, unique, never before seen superhero characters for the series, taking part in missions and challenges and living away from home in ‘The Superhero Lair’ in London.

Runtime: 60 min

Status: Ended

Network: CBBC

Episodes: 15

Genres: Reality, Superhero

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Burnt Face Man (2005)

United Kingdom

From the creator of Salad Fingers, tune in to the adventures of Burnt Face Man, a really rubbish gay superhero with a burnt face who fights against criminals committing crimes such as arch-enemies Bastard Man and Man-Spider, and saving civilian bystanders from danger. Unfortunately most people don’t like him and things always go wrong for this superhero.

Runtime: 9 min

Status: Ended

Episodes: 10

Genres: Superhero, Animation, Comedy

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