What to Watch for week of July 11 to July 17
Alphas Five people with heightened capabilities (superstrength, supersenses, etc.) band together to fight crime. The quintet are led by David Strathairn, who’s sort of Professor X to their X-Men (the premiere is co-written by X3 screenwriter Zak Penn). Strathairn helps the credibility of the melodrama a lot. Alphas may remind some viewers of Heroes, and is a dropped ABC pilot, but it’s not damaged goods. It’s fun and swift, and Callum Keith Rennie has a larger role than he did on The Killing, here playing the Alphas’ Pentagon contact. B Ken Tucker
