Joss Whedon's HBO Sci-Fi Drama Series THE NEVERS Finds a New Showrunner
A couple of months ago Joss Whedon announced that he would be stepping away from his upcoming HBO project The Nevers. Whedon served as the writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner. HBO has now replaced Whedon as showrunner with Philippa Goslett, who will also executive produce.
Goslett most recently worked on the 2018 feature Mary Magdalene starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix. Some of her other credits include How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Little Ashes, and Holy Money.
The Nevers is described as an “epic science-fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”
The story is set in the last years of Queen Victoria’s reign. “London is beset by the ‘Touched’: people – mostly women – who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities – some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True (Laura Donnelly), a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair (Ann Skelly), a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces – to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.”
The first half of the first season was already completed before the pandemic, so Goslett will oversee the second half, which is currently in pre-production.
The cast also includes Olivia Williams, Nick Frost, James Norton, Tom Riley, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, Amy Manson, Pip Torrens and more.
Whedon created the series and will continue to serve as an executive producer.
Source: Variety