Vanessa Hudgens to Star in POWERLESS, NBC's Comedy Set in DC Comics Universe

Superheroes are all the rage right now, and while their success on the big screen continues, they've also been carving out a significant chunk of the television landscape over the past few years. NBC is moving forward with Powerless, a workplace comedy set in the DC Comics universe, and Variety reports that they've cast their leading lady: Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers, Sucker Punch).

The show is set at one of the worst insurance companies in America as its regular employees deal with the fallout of damage wreaked by superheroes and supervillains.

Hudgens will play Emily Locke, an insurance claims adjuster who loves her job because she gets to help people. The character likes to fly under the radar and just get her work done, and she finds herself increasingly exasperated by the disruptive antics of the various Super Heroes that proliferate in her city.

This will be Hudgens' first TV series. No word yet on whether or not this show will cross over with any of the planned films that take place in the DC Cinematic Universe (Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, etc.), but we'll keep you posted when we hear more about it. In the meantime, what do you think about the idea so far?