Superheroes usually live in New York mansions or secret underground bases. In Supacell, they live in south London and worry about rent. Rapman’s Netflix series follows five ordinary Black Londoners who suddenly develop superpowers, and when it dropped in June 2024 it became a genuine word-of-mouth hit, climbing to number one in the UK and racking up more than 33 million views in its first six weeks, according to Netflix’s Top 10 data. Critics loved it too, which is rarer than you’d think for a superhero show.
Netflix renewed it for a second season that summer. Filming wrapped in mid-2026 and Rapman has said the new episodes are in post-production, with director Koby Adom working alongside him behind the camera. Netflix hasn’t announced a release date at the time of writing, so 2027 looks more likely than this Christmas.
So while we wait to find out what happens to Michael, Sabrina and the gang, here’s a different question: who in the Supacell cast has the most money, and how does a British Netflix hit actually pay?
Quick disclaimer: these are Unifresher’s own estimates, based on reported earnings, deals and business records. Celebrity net worths are educated guesses, not bank statements, and figures are rounded and in pounds.
The top tier: the man with the plan
1. Rapman – £3 million
Rapman (real name Andrew Onwubolu) made his name with Shiro’s Story, a three-part YouTube series shot for about £3,000 that racked up tens of millions of views and led to record deals with Island Records and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. His debut film, Blue Story, grossed around £4.7 million at the box office on a budget of roughly £1.4 million. Add his Supacell fees and we estimate he’s worth around £3 million. He was made an MBE in 2022, too.
The comfortably minted middle
2. Tosin Cole – £2 million
Michael Lasaki-Brown, the teleporting delivery driver at the centre of the show, is played by the cast’s most experienced screen star. Cole spent two series as companion Ryan Sinclair alongside Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who, had a small role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, played civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Till and led AMC’s 61st Street. We estimate he’s worth around £2 million, and as the show’s lead he has the most to gain from season two.
3. Adelayo Adedayo – £1.2 million
Michael’s fiancée Dionne is played by an actor with more than a decade of British TV behind her. Adedayo led BBC Three’s Some Girls as Viva, starred in ITV2’s time-travel comedy Timewasters and had a recurring role opposite Martin Freeman in the BBC’s The Responder. Years of steady work put her at around £1.2 million on our estimate.
Rising stars
4. Eric Kofi-Abrefa – £800,000
Andre, the struggling dad with super strength, gave Supacell some of its most emotional moments. Kofi-Abrefa had already worked with Rapman on Blue Story and appeared in the US crime drama BMF from 50 Cent’s production stable, so he’s no stranger to big-budget TV. A lead role in a global Netflix hit is still a major step up, and we estimate he’s worth around £800,000.
5. Calvin Demba – £600,000
Speedy Rodney is played by Calvin Demba, a familiar face from Hollyoaks and Prime Video’s North Sea thriller The Rig. He’s also had film roles in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Idris Elba’s directing debut Yardie and the festive romcom Last Christmas. Rodney’s chaotic energy made him one of season one’s breakout characters, and we put him at around £600,000.
6. Josh Tedeku – £400,000
Tazer, the invisible leader of the Tower Boys, was a breakout role for Tedeku, whose earlier credits include Sky’s A Town Called Malice, AMC+’s Moonhaven and BBC Three’s Boarders. With a second season in the bag, we estimate he’s worth around £400,000, a figure that could climb quickly.
7. Nadine Mills – £300,000
Sabrina, the nurse with telekinetic powers, was Mills’s biggest role to date after smaller parts on stage and screen. Supacell turned her into one of the show’s most talked-about stars, and we estimate she’s worth around £300,000. Expect that number to move once season two lands and the offers start rolling in.
Season one also featured grime star Ghetts as the menacing Krazy, but his fortune comes mainly from a long music career rather than acting, and he wasn’t part of the core cast, so we’ve left him out of this ranking and stuck to the main six plus their creator.
Why the numbers are smaller than Hollywood’s
If these figures look modest next to the American shows on Netflix, there’s a simple reason. British dramas are made on much smaller budgets than US blockbusters, and even lead actors on a UK series usually earn a fraction of what American TV stars command. Supacell’s cast was also largely made up of rising names rather than established stars, which is part of what made it feel so fresh and so authentically London.
The same thing is true of other London-set dramas. Our Top Boy cast rich list shows that even the stars of one of Netflix’s most loved British series mostly sit in the low millions, while music has made far bigger fortunes for people like Stormzy and Central Cee. Rapman, who started as a rapper himself, has bridged both worlds.
A successful second season could change the picture. Netflix renewals tend to come with improved deals, and the first season’s success has already opened doors for its cast. You can read more about the show’s background on Netflix Tudum.
Supacell rich list at a glance
| Rank | Name | Estimated net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapman | £3 million |
| 2 | Tosin Cole | £2 million |
| 3 | Adelayo Adedayo | £1.2 million |
| 4 | Eric Kofi-Abrefa | £800,000 |
| 5 | Calvin Demba | £600,000 |
| 6 | Josh Tedeku | £400,000 |
| 7 | Nadine Mills | £300,000 |
Add it all up and the Supacell cast and its creator are worth roughly £8 million on our estimates. That’s less than some Hollywood stars earn for a single film, but every penny of it was built in south London, which feels very on brand.
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