Miniseries · Peacock
Mrs. Davis
She wants to talk to you.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Betty Gilpin
Elizabeth Abbott / Sister Simone
8 eps
Jake McDorman
Preston Wiley
8 eps
Andy McQueen
Jay
8 eps
Ben Chaplin
Arthur Schrödinger
3 eps
Mathilde Ollivier
Clara
3 eps
Sam Huntington
Man in the Lens Car
1 eps
Kim Hawthorne
Miss Ross
3 eps
Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Ship Captain
1 eps
Darri Ingolfsson
Dieter Franz
2 eps
Sherri Saum
Danni
2 eps
Margo Martindale
Mother Superior
3 eps
Bonnie Aarons
Sister Mary Francis
2 eps
Brandon Bales
Officer Male
1 eps
Olivier Barrette
Emissary
2 eps
Chelly
Kamal
1 eps
Raphael Corkhill
Klaus Von Bismark
3 eps
Jennifer Elise Cox
Sister Fiona
2 eps
Sondra Currie
Sister Bonnie
2 eps
Travis Joe Dixon
Goon
1 eps
Jack Foley
Nerd with a Beard
4 eps
Nancy Friedrich
Sister Mary Therese
3 eps
Teri Gamble
Sister Regina
2 eps
Starr Gilliard
Sister Valerie
2 eps
Willow Hale
Sister June
2 eps
Kimberlee Kidd
Officer Female
1 eps
Rachel Lascar
Ermengard
2 eps
Bunny Levine
Sister Ollie
2 eps
Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
Dumont
2 eps
Hazel Paraoan
Sister Mary Christine
1 eps
Ava Scarola
Little Girl Twin 1
1 eps
Grace Scarola
Little Girl Twin 2
1 eps
Dean Sharpe
Meathead
3 eps
Setareki Wainiqolo
Rory
1 eps
Rachel Winfree
Sister Hope
1 eps
David Arquette
Monty Abbott
2 eps
Suzanne Cryer
Tina
1 eps
Caden Dragomer
Young Wiley
2 eps
Stella Grace Fitzgerald
Young Lizzie
2 eps
Tim McInnerny
The Apron Man
2 eps
Robert Miano
Man Looking for a Piano
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mrs. Davis actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mrs. Davis 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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
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.
The story
What it's about
Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse
A nun is forced to leave her quiet life at a convent when an all-powerful artificial intelligence known as Mrs. Davis enlists her to complete an epic quest.
- Directed by Owen Harris
- Written by Damon Lindelof, Tara Hernandez
S01E08
The Final Intercut: So I'm Your Horse
After learning what she must sacrifice in order to destroy the Holy Grail, Simone’s love for Jay is put to the test. At the Pyramid Facility, Wiley faces his own demise and attempts to earn his boots.
- Directed by Owen Harris
S01E05
A Great Place to Drink to Gain Control of Your Drink
Simone and Wiley’s hunt for Clara, the red-haired woman, leads them to an enigmatic new source and together they uncover the dangerous truth about their connection to her.
- Directed by Owen Harris
- Written by Jason Ning, Nadra Widatalla
S01E04
Beautiful Things That Come with Madness
A new mission from Jay forces Simone to honor her vows and a kidnapping exposes a conspiracy.
- Directed by Alethea Jones
S01E06
Allison Treasures: A Southern California Story
After learning the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, Simone partners with Wiley and the Resistance to heist a special suit needed for its extraction. The only problem — the suit is currently in the possession of Simone’s mother, Celeste.
- Directed by Alethea Jones
- Written by Alberto Roldán, Noelle Viñas
S01E03
A Baby with Wings, a Sad Boy with Wings and a Great Helmet
While pursuing a lead through the English countryside, Wiley becomes sidetracked by a bizarre endurance competition, reigniting tensions with Simone and exposing old scars and long-kept secrets.
- Directed by Alethea Jones
- Written by Alberto Roldán, Damon Lindelof
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07
Great Gatsby 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Jason Ning, Jonny Sun
S01E06
Allison Treasures: A Southern California Story
- Directed by Alethea Jones
- Written by Alberto Roldán, Noelle Viñas
S01E05
A Great Place to Drink to Gain Control of Your Drink
- Directed by Owen Harris
- Written by Jason Ning, Nadra Widatalla
S01E01
Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse
- Directed by Owen Harris
- Written by Damon Lindelof, Tara Hernandez
S01E04
Beautiful Things That Come with Madness
- Directed by Alethea Jones
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Damon Lindelof
Creator
Tara Hernandez
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Eugene Kelly
Executive producer
Alethea Jones
Executive producer
Jason Lew
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Alberto Roldán
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jason Ning
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jonny Sun
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Nadra Widatalla
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Noelle Viñas
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Terri MurphyProducer
- Damon LindelofExecutive Producer
- Eugene KellyExecutive Producer
- Alethea JonesExecutive Producer
- Tara HernandezExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jason LewWriter
- Alberto RoldánWriter
- Damon LindelofWriter
- Jason NingWriter
- Jonny SunWriter
- Nadra WidatallaWriter
Direction
- Alethea JonesDirector
- Owen HarrisDirector
- Frederick E. O. ToyeDirector
Cinematography
- Joe AndersonDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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