Special is a 2006 Japanese-language Documentary Comedy show created by Ryan O'Connell. Special was produced under the production house Warner Bros. Television in collaboration with That's Wonderful Productions, Campfire and Stage 13. An unexpected side effect of the drug convinces Les he is developing special powers and must quit his job to answer his new calling in life - Superhero. Special features Ryan O'connell in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, Marla Mindelle, Augustus Prew, Patrick Fabian and Max Jenkins. The series is based on I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves by Ryan O'Connell. The music was composed by Joshua Moshier. Cinematography was done by Philip Roy, Nate Miller and Jeremy Mackie. The show has a running time of 12-34 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 16 episodes during it's run of 2 seasons. It was released on 17th November 2006. The show made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Netflix. An unexpected side effect of the drug convinces Les he is developing special powers and must quit his job to answer his new calling in life - Superhero.