Yes, it's another near-future dystopia, although here everything is just peachy for everyone except the small minority with superpowers, who are increasingly repressed by the paranoid mainstream populace. As a result many of them have to turn to crime to make ends meet, and this includes the lead, who can't afford to get treatment for his sick mother otherwise.
While the location is a fictional city and it was filmed in Canada, the mere facts that vital medical care is not available to the poor and that the underclass are policed through fascist methods make it pretty clear that this version of hell is very much based on the current state of the USA. So, a divergence from the normal superhero set-up, never mind that the powered characters are far from heroes anyway. No great shakes, but at least it tries something different with the formula.
5/10
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