Jupiter’s Legacy is Netflix’s gift to comic book lovers, based on Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s work. It dives into lives of first-gen superheroes, known as The Union, who got their powers back in the 1930s and now strut around like they own the place. Their kids, blessed with powers, are just trying to not mess it all up while facing modern-day drama. With a star-studded cast and visuals that could make your head spin, Jupiter’s Legacy is basically superhero gold.

Meet the characters from Jupiter’s Legacy

Sheldon Sampson/The Utopian

Oh man, Sheldon is that impossible idealist who actually lives by a code — like, he believes in rules the way other people believe in coffee, deeply and a little obsessively. He’s calm and commanding, the kind of leader who will give a speech and make you feel like you could rebuild civilization, but also quietly judges your playlist choices (yes, he has very specific tastes, don’t ask). There’s this heartbreaking rigidity under the cape though — he’s warm but also rigid, protective but controlling, and sometimes you can see him losing steam and pretending he’s fine. Also, random detail: he probably collects old postage stamps or sings loudly in the shower and denies both.

Walter Sampson/Brain-Wave

Walter is the classic brilliant-but-bitter sibling with a brain full of ideas and a heart full of grudges, which is like the worst combo and honestly kind of tragic. He’s smart in a way that makes you grateful he’s on your side, except when he isn’t — then he’s terrifyingly strategic and petty (in the best/worst way). He’s equal parts melancholy genius and scheming mastermind, and you can almost feel the slow burn of resentment whenever he smiles. Also, he has this weird hobby of arranging puzzle pieces into shapes that aren’t puzzles, and I can’t tell if that’s sad or adorable.

Grace Sampson/Lady Liberty

Grace is fierce and maternal and also just… complicated, like the softest iron you’ve ever met. She’s the glue in the family — radiant, dutiful, moral — but also carries anxieties that make her snap in ways that surprise even her, which I love because it keeps her human. She can switch from comforting to terrifyingly focused in a heartbeat, and that mix makes her both inspiring and a little heartbreaking. Little quirky thing: she probably has a box of letters she can’t throw away and insists on folding napkins origami-style for every table.

Chloe Sampson

Chloe is icy sarcasm wrapped in loyalty; she’s the person who will roast you mercilessly and then quietly save your life later, like she forgot the roast was still going. She’s sharp, guarded, brilliant in a low-key way, and honestly you can tell she’d rather be anywhere but in someone’s spotlight — except when she very much wants to be. She cares fiercely about family but carries this loner vibe; she’s both emotionally guarded and secretly sentimental, which is confusing and human and perfect. Also, she probably hoards vintage cassette tapes and gets weirdly nostalgic about bad 90s fashion.

Brandon Sampson

Brandon is hot-tempered, impulsive, and desperate to be good — like his heart is enormous but his emotional impulse control is still buffering. He wants to be heroic but also screws up in very human, sometimes boneheaded ways, which makes him equal parts infuriating and endearing. There’s this rawness to him; he’s tender with the people he loves but can explode when cornered, which is terrifying and honest. Tiny detail: he is inexplicably gentle with pigeons and will stop fights to rescue a stray bird, even mid-argument.

Fitz Small

Fitz is the quietly loyal sidekick with more layers than people give him credit for; he’s steady, funny when he doesn’t mean to be, and actually built more than half the tech no one notices. He’s the kind of person who holds everything together while pretending it’s effortless, but inside there’s a lot of doubt and a surprising reservoir of courage. He’s earnest to a fault — kind, occasionally awkward, and very reliable in a pinch. Also, he probably makes playlists for every apocalypse scenario and hoards weird, motivational stickers.

George Hutchene

George is the gruff, principled cop type who cares way too much about doing the right thing and way too little about small talk. He’s stubborn, honest to a fault, and has this calming solidity — like someone you’d want standing beside you in a storm even if he complains the entire time. There’s a quiet heroism to him; he’s less flashy, more steady, and the kind of person whose small acts matter more than grand speeches. Quirky bit: he owns an embarrassingly ugly sweater that he insists is “lucky,” and I believe him, mostly.

Petra Small

Petra is loud, blunt, and weirdly soulful — you can’t not like her even if she will roast you mercilessly for eating cereal wrong. She’s full of contradictions: glamorous and down-to-earth, sarcastic but deeply sentimental, and somehow both chaotic and reliable. She’s the person who will drag you out of bed and then make you tea and judge your taste in friends, and that combo is oddly comforting. Oh, and she probably bakes terrible cookies and insists they’re gourmet; she’s very confident about them.

Sierra Ectoplex

Sierra is flashy, dramatic, and delightfully unbothered about being dramatic — think neon eyeliner and spreadsheets, yes both, somehow. She’s loud and performative but also shrewd and ambitious, the kind of person who turns chaos into brand identity and will memetize a crisis if it helps. Beneath the glitter she’s anxious and hungry for validation, which makes her both exhausting and strangely relatable. Little random fact: she keeps a glitter jar on her desk for emergencies and uses it as a stress ball, don’t ask how it’s not just glitter everywhere.