Syfy is all about embracing new concepts ... such as people superpowers.

Not too long ago, the cable channel revealed an ambitious lineup of shows (which include some familiar faces from the 1980s), and now they have yet announced series for development that may strike a bit of a nostalgic nerve, this time centering on a group of people who develop special abilities.

Based on the Platinum Studios comic book series, "Metadocs" follows a team of specialists who are given the unique challenge of medically treating people who have been identified as having meta-human abilities. During the course of the series, viewers will see real world applications on how such abilities could be treated.

Concepts like how to perform surgery on someone with impermeable skin will all be explored in as close to real-life medical scenarios as possible.

"Metadocs" is a product of a new relationship between Syfy (part of the NBC Universal conglomerate) and FremantleMedia (responsible for "American Idol" and "America's Got Talent"), and will follow on from the first series of the partnership, "Ball & Chain," now in development.

Already Syfy has locked in deals with well-known genre names, including Michael Rosenbaum from "Smallville," Kevin Sorbo from "Andromeda" and also Lee Majors of "The Six Million Dollar Man" fame. All three actors will star in shows where they play fictionalized versions of themselves in some science-fiction comedy situation.

Rosenbaum, who is rumoured to be returning to "Smallville" for its final season, is producing "Saved By Zeroes," a series about a science-fiction actor who has spent that last few years making a living out of the convention circuit. He aims to redeem his acting career by breaking into a new series and defeat typecasting.

Meanwhile, Sorbo is set to star in a show called "Legendary," where he plays Kevin Sorbo, a former syndicated television star who teams up with a fan to defeat creatures threatening to destroy Los Angeles.

Majors also will star in a satirical story in "Me and Lee," playing a scientist who helps transform a young man with a bad back into a new bionic man.