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The Nevers 2021
DramaHistorical dramaScience fiction
A 2026 American science fiction drama series, The Nevers is produced by HBO and Mutant Enemy Productions, created by Joss Whedon for HBO. Executive producers include Whedon, Philippa Goslett, Doug Petrie, Jane Espenson, Ilene S. Landress, and Bernadette Caulfield. The show premiered on April 11, 2021, with its first season containing 12 episodes divided into two six-episode segments. In December 2022, the series was discontinued before the final six could be shown and removed from the HBO Max collection on December 18, 2022. All 12 episodes were made available on Tubi starting February 13, 2023.
Set in Victorian London, the series centers on individuals known as the Touched, who develop extraordinary powers. Key characters include Amalia True, a swift widow, and her companion Penance Adair, an inventive mind. The series earned a full order from HBO in June 2018 following competition among networks and streaming platforms such as Netflix. Laura Donnelly became the first cast member in April 2019, with additional actors joining in July 2019.
Cast
- Laura DonnellyZephyr Alexis Navine / Amalia True: One of The Touched
- Ann SkellyPenance Adair: Amalia's best friend
- Olivia WilliamsLavinia Bidlow: A rich supporter of the Touched
- James Norton
- Tom RileyAugustus "Augie" Bidlow: A kind gentleman bird watcher
- Pip Torrens
- Denis O'Hare
- Rochelle NeilAnnie Carbey
- Amy MansonMaladie / Sarah: An unstable member of the Touched living underground
- Zackary MomohDoctor Horatio Cousens: A West Indian physician
- Eleanor TomlinsonMary Brighton: A failed singer who has a big surprise ahead of her
- Nick FrostDeclan Orrun
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Viola Prettejohn
- Anna DevlinPrimrose Chattoway: A sixteen-year-old girl who is ten feet tall
- Kiran Sonia SawarHarriet Kaur: A Scottish Sikh who lives at the orphanage
- Ben Chaplin
- Ella Smith
- Vinnie Heaven
- Martyn Ford
- Pui Fan LeeSu Ping Lam: the protector of the Orphanage
- Brett CurtisGeorge: one of the protectors of the Orphanage
- Mark Benton
- David Garrick
- Rupert VansittartLord Broughton: a member of Massen's Council
- Andrew HavillDouglas Broome: a member of Massen's Council
- Tim BentinckGeneral Pecking: a member of Massen's Council
- Nicholas FarrellPrince Albrecht: a member of Massen's Council
- Wolf HallLord Allaven Tyne: a member of Massen's Council
- Domenique Fragale
Crew
- Creator
- Joss Whedon
- Executive producer
- Joss Whedon, Bernadette Caulfield, Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie, Ilene S. Landress, Philippa Goslett, Andrew Bernstein, Daniel S. Kaminsky, Peter Calloway
- Music
- Mark Isham
Details
- Production
- HBO Entertainment, Mutant Enemy Productions, Oak Ash and Thorn
- Network
- HBO
