Disney+ Starts Production on NAUTILUS and New Cast and Character Details Have Been Revealed
Production has started on the Disney+ series Nautilus, which is a series adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic story 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The project is shooting in Australia and the full cast has been revealed.
It was already announced that Shazad Latif (The Pursuit of Love) was cast in the lead role of Captain Nemo. His character is described as an “enigmatic Indian prince who steals a fantastical submarine from the East India Company and sets sail in search of adventure under the sea.” That submarine is the legendary Nautilus.
Latiff will be joined by Georgia Flood (Anzac Girls), who plays Humility Lucas, a privileged daughter of the British Empire who is taken hostage on board the Nautilus, and Thierry Frémont (Allied) as Gustave Benoit, a French engineer and architect of the submarine.
Other new cast members include Pacharo Mzembe, Arlo Green, Tyrone Ngatai, Ling Cooper Tang, Andrew Shaw, Ashan Kumar, Céline Menville, and Kayden Price.
The series is set to give the famed 19th century novel a new spin, “telling the origin story of Captain Nemo and his legendary submarine, the Nautilus. An Indian prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him, Nemo set sail with his ragtag crew on board the awe-inspiring vessel, battling foes and discovering magical underwater worlds.”
This sounds like it could be a pretty great series. I’m a huge fan of these kinds of adventure stories and I’m excited about this show. I love the original novel and I loved the film that Disney made in 1954. I’m really interested to see how this turns out, especially with the visuals.
Michael Matthews is set to direct the epic 10-part series, and James Dormer is on board to executive produce and write the series, with Seven Stories and Moonriver TV producing.