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'Lockwood & Co." on Netflix is a good example of this idea. Only a small number of teens can fight the baddies.
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' assumes that the Slayer won't make it past 25...
Can't think of that many more.
I was thinking about this a while ago. Back in the day, there were a lot of middle-aged superheroes. Dr. Strange, Col. Nick Fury, Reed Richards, Professor X, and The Chief of the Doom Patrol were all over 40.
The Watcher Council all but treats slayers as disposable assets, until that turns out to be a bad idea that is.
...and absolutely nothing pervy about a bunch of old men secretly watching nubile teenage girls.
Batman is often straight up old.
I can do two hours on the Caped Crusader and still have material left over...
The Batman animated version is supposed to be him in Year One, about 25 years old. In Batman Beyond he's supposed to be over 70. According to the last DC comic's fact sheet, they are currently portraying him as having been active for about 15 years.
I've actually been watching Batman Beyond lately. I'm about 8 episodes in.
Though I was more thinking the grey-haired Batmen in the live action movies.
Locke and Key had the premise that only kids could remember magic.
Kids Next Door is all about kids good, adults evil.
Lockwood and Co has a show now??? Is it true to the books?
Never read the books. I liked the show, and look forward to the next season.
If you like English fantasy novels, look up Tanith Lee. 'Night's Master' is a good place to start.
The books were solid when I was in 7th grade. No idea how they transfer to adulthood