The Cape is a super hero drama created by Tom Wheeler as a midseason replacement for NBC. It follows the adventures of Vince Faraday, a disgraced police officer in the fictional Palm City who survived an attempt to frame and murder him as the notorious villain Chess. With the help of a circus performer named Max Malini and his Carnival of Crime, Vince becomes a real-life version of his son's favorite comic book hero, The Cape. Vince uses his new skills and the tech-savvy expertise of a mysterious investigator calling herself Orwell to take down Peter Fleming, the dubious industrialist who is the real man behind the Chess persona.

Cast

David Lyons stars as Vince Faraday and The Cape.

Summer Glau, sci-fi It-Girl extraordinaire, fills the role of Orwell, donning a number of disguises and delivering techno-babble at any opportunity.

James Frain inhabits the villainous parts of Peter Fleming/Chess, reading his sarcastic insults and psychopathic threats with equal relish.

Keith David hams it up as Max Malini.

Jennifer Ferrin and Ryan Wynott round out the cast as Vince's wife and son, who believe Vince is dead and now struggle through the loneliness and suspicion of Peter Fleming's Palm City.

The Cape airs on Monday nights at 9:00 PM on NBC.