'Jupiter's Legacy' has superheroes, but it moves a lot slower than a speeding bullet

For a series about superheroes, "Jupiter's Legacy" moves in what feels like slow motion. The result is a Netflix drama that's impressive in its scope -- adding to the growing roster of dark comic-book tales -- but frustrating in its sluggish pacing, oscillating between twin timelines over the course of its eight initial episodes.

Nicely cast, the series begins with a core of original-gangster superheroes, including the Superman-like The Utopian (Josh Duhamel), and their next-generation progeny, who are no slouches in the powers department. That includes Utopian's grown kids, one of whom, Brandon (Andrew Horton), has taken up the hero mantle, while his sister Chloe (Elena Kampouris) has rebelled against it. The Utopian follows a heroic code -- he even chides his kids for foul language -- but things appear to be changing. Villains have become more ruthless, and a violent act against one of them actually yields a positive response from the public, forcing The Utopian to defend his boy-scout outlook.