What happens when a scientist uses experimental gene therapy on you against your will? You may turn into a mythical monster. Netflix’s The Imperfects is a new series that will explore three young adults in this very situation and their attempts to track down the scientist that plagued them with their new “gifts.”

Deadline confirmed Netflix had picked up the series in April 2021. At that time, Italia Ricci, who plays a scientist, was announced in a starring role. The show was created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen. Heaton is credited as the creator of the Netflix series The Order, which followed a college student joining a secret magical society. Eriksen also worked on the series as an executive producer and writer.

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Both serve as executive producers for the show alongside Chad Oakes (The Order, Van Helsing) and Michael Frislev (Fargo, Van Helsing). The producers include Jay Daniel Beechinor, Morris Chapdelaine, Todd Giroux​​​​​​​, and Justis Greene. All previously worked on The Order.

Be ready to protect yourself from whichever monsters are lurking around the corner as we tell you everything you need to know about The Imperfects.

The Imperfects: The Plot

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While it’s unclear how the series of events takes place, what is clear is a scientist has experimented on Juan (Iñaki Godo), Tilda (Morgan Taylor Campbell), and Abbi (Rhianna Jagpal), and they are all now monsters that most people only read about. Juan finds he can turn into a Chupacabra, a creature from Puerto Rican folklore.

Abbi is a succubus, a female entity that can seduce men, and Tilda is a banshee, a spirit from Irish folklore known for its scream. Their monsters are closely related to their career goals: Juan wants to be a graphic novelist for fantasy works, Abbi is a geneticist, and Tilda is the frontwoman of a band.

As Tilda puts it mildly in the trailer, the scientist in question, Dr. Sarkov (Rhys Nicholson), experimented on them without their consent, which is a considerable no-no in the world of ethics. Not only did he use them as guinea pigs (their words), he used experimental gene therapy to make them what they became, and he’s continuing to do it to others. The trio decides they need to put an end to his reign of terror, or else others will be subjected to his scientific exploration.

There is another scientist that’s willing to help them. Dr. Bukre (Italia Ricci) is “looking to fix her past mistakes,” but what those mistakes are isn’t detailed. Did she help Dr. Sarkov develop the technology that turned the young adults into the monsters they’ve become?

It should come as no surprise that finding Dr. Sarkov is no piece of cake. They run into other monsters, government agencies that want to trap them for the safety of the public, civilians that are concerned, and various other obstacles on their path to stopping the scientist and healing themselves. But, in the end, will they cure themselves, or will they embrace what they’ve become, even if it was because of some unfortunate circumstances?

Juan’s monster form is the most defined so far, with the series relying on the more dog-like depiction of the Chupacabra. There are also aspects of the alien-like descriptions, with spikes coming from his back and forehead. Tilda’s banshee form seems to be present when performing with her band, the Itchy Nipples, though the trailer doesn’t show a physical transformation. As the succubus, Abbi breathes out an orange-yellow mist, which is inhaled by any man in her vicinity, and like Tilda, there is no change to her physical appearance.

The Imperfects: The Cast

Iñaki Godoy is Juan Ruiz, the individual that can turn into a Chupacabra. Audiences may recognize the actor from the Netflix series Who Killed Sara?. Morgan Taylor Campbell is Tilda Webber, the banshee. Campbell is known for her work in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Spooksville, and Power Rangers. The final individual making up the monster trio is Rhianna Jagpal as Abbi Singh, the succubus. She has worked with Netflix previously on To All the Boys: Always and Forever​​​​​​​ and is also recognizable from her work in Two Sentence Horror Stories​​​​​​​ and Motherland: Fort Salem.

Italia Ricci is Dr. Sydney Burke, the scientist that will help the trio. Viewers may remember Ricci from shows like Designated Survivor, Supergirl, and Chasing Life. Rhys Nicholson portrays Dr. Alex Sarkov, the scientist that turned the young adults into monsters. The actor’s previous work includes Orange Is the New Brown​​​​​​​ and The Last Hope.

Additional cast members include Kyra Zagorsky (The 100) as Isabel Finch, Celina Martin​​​​​​​ (The Other Kingdom) as Hannah Moore, Junnicia Lagoutin (Nancy Drew, Motherland: Fort Salem)​​​​​​​ as Darcy Cobourg​​​​​​​, Rekha Sharma (Roswell, New Mexico, Star Trek: Discovery)​​​​​​​ as Dominique Crain​​​​​​​, Ron Selmour​​​​​​​ (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Arrow) as Agent Jim Sponson​​​​​​​, Chris Cope​​​​​​​ (Motherland: Fort Salem) as Gareth, Jennifer Cheon Garcia (Arrow, Van Helsing) as Detective Sonja Benning, Wesley MacInnes (Heartland)​​​​​​​ as Owen Schultz, Brandon Fung as Maxwell, Siddhartha Minhas​​​​​​​ as Ben Singh, and Diego Stredel as Alejandro Ruiz.

Release Date

All ten episodes will be available to stream starting September 8, 2022. While you wait, check out some other sci-fi shows you can watch on the streamer right now.