As luck would have it, comic book legend Stan Lee is bringing "a different kind of superhero show" to television. Produced by UK broadcaster Sky, "Lucky Man" sees a troubled cop given the power to control chance.
92-year-old Lee is the face of Marvel comics, having co-created such luminaries as Spider-Man, the Hulk, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and X-Men. He has collaborated with various artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, and can be seen cameo-ing in most of the Marvel movies of the last decade or so.
The new show is conceived by Lee and stars James Nesbitt, previously seen as Bofur the dwarf in "The Hobbit" movies and as the titular split-personality in Steven Moffat's "Jekyll". He plays DI Harry Clayton, a troubled detective with a gambling problem and a wife and kid who've left him -- how novel! Into this innovative set-up comes a mysterious woman who gives Harry an ancient bracelet that controls luck, with no doubt exciting consequences.
