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"Misfits has started filming its fifth and final series on E4. Howard Overman&amp;#039;s teen drama, about a group of young offenders who obtain supernatural powers, will air for the last time later this year. The fifth series will feature eight 60-minute episodes.  The characters Rudy (Joseph Gilgun), Jess (Karla Crome), Finn (Nathan McMullen), Alex (Matt Stokoe) and Abby (Natasha O&amp;#039;Keeffe) will all be involved in the show&amp;#039;s last run. The new series will mark the first anniversary of the storm that gave the group powers. Murray Ferguson, chief executive of Clerkenwell Films, said: &amp;quot;Misfits was a bold and confident commission that backed original ideas and new talent, quickly becoming a hit with its audience on E4 and around the world.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been great to produce a show that has been able to innovate on screen and online, and that broke new ground premiering with huge success on Hulu in America. &amp;quot;Misfits has been an exciting and rewarding ride for us all and we now look forward to ending the show with a bang!&amp;quot;  Roberto Troni, Channel 4 drama commissioning editor, said: &amp;quot;Misfits took the superhero genre and spun it on its head in an utterly unique and ambitious way. It was big, clever, funny and deliriously entertaining!  &amp;quot;E4 couldn&amp;#039;t be more proud of what the show has achieved. It has won countless awards, has launched the careers of directors and actors, and has played a vital part in E4&amp;#039;s continuing success. &amp;quot;Howard and co have some BIG plans for the last series and like the characters in the show, it won&amp;#039;t be going quietly. Strap in and enjoy one final glorious ride!&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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