Miniseries · FX
Black Narcissus
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Gemma Arterton
Sister Clodagh
3 eps
Alessandro Nivola
Mr. Dean
3 eps
Aisling Franciosi
Sister Ruth
3 eps
Diana Rigg
Mother Dorothea
3 eps
Jim Broadbent
Father Roberts
3 eps
Rosie Cavaliero
Sister Briony
3 eps
Karen Bryson
Sister Philippa
3 eps
Patsy Ferran
Sister Blanche
3 eps
Nila Aalia
Angu Ayah
3 eps
Kulvinder Ghir
General Toda Rai
3 eps
Chaneil Kular
Dilip Rai
3 eps
Dipika Kunwar
Kanchi
3 eps
Gina McKee
Sister Adela
3 eps
Soumil Malla
Joseph Anthony
3 eps
Gianni Gonsalves
Srimati Rai
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Black Narcissus actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Black Narcissus reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode One
With the help of Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh and the Sisters of St. Faith run a school at the mysterious palace of Mopu in the Himalayas. But is the palace haunted?
- Directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Written by Amanda Coe
S01E02
Episode Two
Sister Clodagh begins to lose control of the convent. Feelings come to a head between Clodagh, Ruth and Mr. Dean at the Christmas celebration.
- Directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Written by Amanda Coe
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Episode One
- Directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Written by Amanda Coe
S01E02
Episode Two
- Directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Written by Amanda Coe
S01E03
Episode Three
- Directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Written by Amanda Coe
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Cahal BannonProducer
- Amanda CoeExecutive Producer
- Ayela ButtExecutive Producer
- Lucy RicherExecutive Producer
- Andrew MacdonaldExecutive Producer
- Gautam DhimalProducer
Writing
- Amanda CoeWriter
Direction
- Charlotte Bruus ChristensenDirector
Cinematography
- Charlotte Bruus ChristensenDirector of Photography
Music
- Anne DudleyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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