THE CAPE EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Wheeler on Rooting the Show in Reality

THE CAPE EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Wheeler on Rooting the Show in Reality

Thomas Wheeler, creator and executive producer of The Cape, shares with CBM's Ed Gross the challenge of creating a comic-inspired show that is nonetheless rooted in reality.

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