Máiréad Tyers: Cork actress returns in Extraordinary role for Disney series 

Máiréad Tyers from Ballinhassig is climbing the ladder in the acting world, not least as her character is a major part of the second season of the superhero comedy, writes Esther McCarthy

Máiréad Tyers from Co Cork has a starring role in Extraordinary.  (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Meet the young Cork actress fronting one of Disney’s biggest hit series. Following strong reviews and audience figures, Máiréad Tyers returns for a second series of Extraordinary, the witty and charming series in which everyone gets a superpower when they turn 18.

In a world where superpowers are the norm, Tyers plays Jen, a shop worker in her mid-twenties who is still waiting for her superpower to reveal itself.