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Premise labels used: supervillain parents, secret identity, discovered powers, school life, friendship across sides, save the parents, villain kidnapping
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Six teens discover their parents are secret supervillains and run away together to survive, resist, and uncover the truth.
Why this is here
Premise labels: runaway teens · villain parents · secret society · discover hidden powers · found family · kids vs parents · teens on the run · supervillain legacy
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Distance: 0.1552
A British Nigerian girl discovers her unruly Afro hair gives her psychokinetic powers and leads her to a secret academy in Nigeria.
Why this is here
Premise labels: superpowered hair · hidden powers · secret society · magic school · identity discovery · family secrets · missing parent · self-acceptance · found family · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1751
A gifted orphan is abducted to a secret school for villains and must outwit its staff to escape with new friends.
Why this is here
Premise labels: villain school · kidnapped students · evil genius · escape plan · secret academy · supervillain training · rebel students
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1759
Six teens uncover their parents' deadly secret and go on the run, forming a rebellious superhero team.
Why this is here
Premise labels: evil parents · runaway teens · found family · secret identities · teen superheroes · legacy conflict · generational conflict · criminal parents
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1773
A hidden Superman family tries to live quietly on a world that already has its own Superman, until secrets begin to surface.
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Premise labels: secret identity · hidden family · alternate Earth · returning heroes · superhero parenthood · double identity · public distrust · protect the child
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Distance: 0.1785
A queer teen superhero sequel pits Nick and his friends against new threats, secrets, and a fraught reckoning with power.
Why this is here
Premise labels: superhero team · high school life · secret identities · found family · boyfriends · new heroes · villain identification · adolescent coming-of-age
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Distance: 0.1798
A foster kid with an eidetic memory discovers his new parents are superheroes—and gets pulled into a world-saving battle.
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Premise labels: superhero family · foster care · secret identity · neurodivergent protagonist · lost sibling search · found family · outsider hero · good vs evil · world-saving stakes
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Distance: 0.1880
A reporter hunts for her missing father by interviewing his old supervillain enemies in a retro superhero world.
Why this is here
Premise labels: investigation · missing parent · supervillain origins · rogues gallery · secret history · villain perspective · world expansion
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Distance: 0.1967
In an alternate Marvel world, married Spider-Man fights to protect MJ and their superpowered daughter from a rising tyrant.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alternate reality · family stakes · secret identity · superhero family · hidden powers · dystopian rule · hero disappearance · power theft · parenthood under threat · what if
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.2003
A shy teen super is pulled into a villain’s scheme and must decide whom to trust when her family’s safety is on the line.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alternate reality · what if · secret identity · hidden powers · family endangered · villain mentorship · manipulation · false ally · superhero training · family rescue
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Distance: 0.2019
A troubled teen with mind-control powers finds a superpowered friend group in L.A., but belonging comes at a dangerous cost.
Why this is here
Premise labels: villain origin story · origin story · mind control · found family · superpowered teens · belonging · identity formation · manipulation
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Distance: 0.2027
Five new college students hide a dangerous secret while training to become certified superheroes.
Why this is here
Premise labels: superhero school · secret identity · experimental procedure · power control · hidden powers · hero certification · outcasts to heroes · training program · found family · social hierarchy
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.2038
