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The Cape

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Vince Faraday is a cop who has been framed for murder, leading him to fall off the grid and become the super hero known only as "The Cape."

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David Lyons
The Cape
Keith David
Max Malini
Summer Glau
Orwell

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Pilot

Sun, Jan 9, 2011120 mins

Fueled by a desire to reunite with his wife Dana and son Trip, former police officer Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" -- his son's favorite comic book superhero -- and takes the law into his own hands and to battle criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City. Faraday is joined by Max Malini, the ringleader of a circus gang of bank robbers, who mentors Faraday and trains him to become "The Cape," as well as investigative blogger Orwell who wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City. Together, they must battle Ark corporation billionaire Peter Fleming -- The Cape's nemesis -- who moonlights as the twisted killer "Chess."

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Awards

  • 2011 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special - nominated

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