يدور المسلسل حول عائلة "باول" التي تكتسب قدرات خارقة (قوة فائقة للأب، سرعة للأم، قراءة أفكار وذكاء خارق للأبناء) بعد نجاة أفرادها من حادث تحطم طائرة في غابة الأمازون.
, a typical American family who gain extraordinary abilities after their plane crashes into the Amazon River during a vacation. Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis): A police sketch artist who gains super strength and invulnerability. Stephanie Powell (Julie Benz): A high-powered scientist who develops super speed and rapid healing. Daphne Powell (Kay Panabaker): The teenage daughter who becomes telepathic , able to hear the thoughts of others. JJ Powell (Jimmy Bennett):