Put together To Be Afraid Of Teenage Ladies

If you happen to had been to simply see this two-minute trailer for “The Energy” out of context, you might be forgiven for pondering it is giving a pseudorealistic, “Chronicle”-like therapy to the X-Males fantasy, with the onset of puberty bringing concerning the manifestation of superpowers in younger ladies in order that they have “electrical energy popping out of their arms.” There’s even a line the place John Leguizamo’s dad character says, “If it was one lady, I would say it was a mutation,” which winks on the concept of Marvel Comics mutants. These are actually rising within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too, due to final yr’s Disney+ collection, “Ms. Marvel.”

The important thing distinction right here, nonetheless, is that these younger ladies all have the identical energy: taking pictures electrical energy from their arms. Some males will escape the fireplace extinguishers. Different will escape the tape recorders to doc the daybreak of a brand new matriarchy in “The Energy.”

This is the official synopsis for “The Energy” through Prime Video:

The world of “The Energy” is our world, however for one twist of nature. Out of the blue, and with out warning, teenage women develop the facility to electrocute individuals at will. “The Energy” follows a forged of exceptional characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Jap Europe, because the Energy evolves from a tingle in youngsters’ collarbones to an entire reversal of the facility stability of the world.

“The Energy” premieres March 31, 2023, on Prime Video.