‘Intense and beautiful’: Daniela Vega on The Power’s trans-inclusive story
Daniela Vega has praised The Power for its trailblazing LGBTQ+ story. Based on the award-winning novel of the same name from Naomi Alderman, the Prime Video series envisions a world in which all women – and people with higher estrogen levels – gain the superhuman ability to generate electricity from their hands.
Led by Oscar nominee Toni Collette, The Power also stars Auli’i Cravalho, John Leguizamo, Toheeb Jimoh, Ria Zmitrowicz, Halle Bush, Nico Hiraga, Heather Agyepong, Eddie Marsan, Archie Rush, Gerrison Machado, Pietra Castro and Zrinka Cvitešić.
Vega, who memorably starred in the Oscar-nominated drama A Fantastic Woman and subsequently became the first trans person to present an award at the ceremony, stars as Sister Maria, a nun from the Sisters of Christ convent that takes in Allie (Bush).
Maria reveals that she was rejected by her family after coming out as a trans woman, and later turned to God. The show could’ve easily taken a transphobic approach by citing “biology” as a reason as to why trans people can’t have the power – known as “EOD” (electric organ discharge) – but in the season one finale, Allie passes it onto Sister Maria.
