…the new original series on its teen angst and small-town crime angle, there’s clearly a much larger story unfolding in the background. That much is made clear when a man is teleported out of a karaoke bar onto the rooftop by a “Jumper” named Dominick (Keon Alexander). It’s not long before Dominick’s plans are cut short by Nikolai (Callum Keith Rennie, Battlestar Galactica), who appears to know a thing or two about handling people with Dominick’s unique power set.

The clip is a good example of the look and tone of the new series. With Liman on board as an executive producer and establishing its visual palette having helmed the pilot, Impulse is no slouch in the effects department, but the show also has a strong grasp on how to arrange a tense action sequence. That much is clear as Dominick and Nikolai’s brawl doesn’t pull any punches and only ends when Dominick and his intended target take a potentially lethal tumble off the roof.