In the biblical stories, Samson had great strength. The prophet Elijah outran a chariot. Today we would call these superpowers. In LAUNCH, a group of teens are given mysterious new abilities. They find themselves invited to the Launch Conference hosted by tech genius and billionaire Simon Mazor, a man with his own special abilities.
Demarcus Bartlett and Lily Beausoliel come from different worlds. When they meet at the conference, it becomes apparent they were invited for a reason. Demarcus can outrun cars. Lights behave strangely around Lily.
The question is, what will they do with their gifts?