The Nevers - Joss Whedon's Upcoming HBO Series Cast Revealed

I haven't really talked about this show and with it unlikely to air on HBO until 2020, the full cast for Joss Whedon's Victorian sci-fi drama, The Nevers.

Billed 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, former Outlander actress Laura Donnelly will take on the lead role of Amalia True, a reckless hero who would die for the cause and kill for a drink among other things. Of course and full credit to Whedon here, he's got a hell of an impressive cast for this series as yesterday unveiled the other roles on this show.

Olivia Williams (who previously appeared in Whedon's Dollhouse) will play Lavinia Bidlow while Tom Riley (DaVinci's Demons) will play her nerdish brother, Augustus who has a thing for the main heroin of the piece. Grantchester's James Norton will play pansexual character, Hugo Swan while Red Rock's Ann Skelley will play Penance Adair, a dear friend of Amalia's and an inventor in her own right too. Then there's Ben Chaplin as gruff Detective Frank Mundi while Pip Torrens will play Lord Massen, a character who may fall on either side between the Touched (the base of these gifted women) or the Empire itself.

Rounding off the cast for this series include Zackary Momoh as Dr Horatio Cousens, Amy Manson (Being Human) as Maladie, a woman committed to an asylum by her husband as she comes to grips with her abilities, Nick Frost as the Begger King, Rochelle Neil as Annie Carbey aka Bonfire, Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) as Mary Brighton, a woman dealing with career and romantic disappointments as she discovers her newfound abilities while American Horror Story's Denis O'Hare will play Dr. Edmund Hague - a brutal American surgeon.

I got to admit that this sounds a little similar-ish to Dollhouse and thematically, this feels a little too typical of Whedon but with an impressive cast, the prestige of HBO, it could end up being a pleasant surprise. Whedon will also be bringing in former Buffy The Vampire Slayer writers/producers such as Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie as part of the staff for the series.

Character Details: https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/07/the-nevers-olivia-williams-james-norton.html

The Nevers is currently filming and will air on HBO and SkyAtlantic in early 2020.