Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on the network Channel 4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The show premiered on 12 November 2009 and concluded on 11 December 2013 after its fifth series.
The gang notice that local youths have strangely stopped getting drunk, taking drugs, or having sex. Apparently, this is caused by a cult-like organisation called "Virtue", run by Rachel, a mysterious girl with a commanding storm-based power of suggestion. Nathan confronts Rachel with a gun, while invisible Simon appears on the rooftop and pushes her over the side. Although her death lifts her influence over everyone, she manages to partially grab hold of Nathan who also falls and is impaled on the iron fence below. The episode ends with Nathan regaining consciousness in his coffin, overjoyed upon discovering his power is immortality, when he realises that he is buried alive.
The events of Series 2 commence immediately after the end of Series 1. Filming took place in May 2010 and the second series began airing in November 2010.
With Sally presumed missing, a new probation worker named Shaun takes over her duties. The group dump Sally's body in the lake. Superhoodie is shown to be tracking the Misfits. Unknown to them, he steers them to Nathan's grave where Kelly hears Nathan's thoughts and the group dig him up.
The third series of Misfits began airing on 30 October 2011 with the first of eight episodes. Robert Sheehan, who played Nathan in the first two series of the show, does not appear in the third series. His exit is shown in an online film that was released on the official Misfits website on 15 September, shortly before the third series airs. The online film is set in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. A new character called Rudy is introduced in the first episode to replace Nathan, played by Joseph Gilgun.