Limited series · HBO
The Nevers
A touch of power can change the world.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Laura Donnelly
Amalia True
6 eps
Ann Skelly
Penance Adair
6 eps
Olivia Williams
Lavinia Bidlow
6 eps
James Norton
Hugo Swann
6 eps
Tom Riley
Augustus 'Augie' Bidlow
6 eps
Pip Torrens
Lord Gilbert Massen
6 eps
Rochelle Neil
Annie 'Bonfire' Carbey
6 eps
Amy Manson
Maladie
6 eps
Zackary Momoh
Dr. Horatio Cousens
6 eps
Elizabeth Berrington
Lucy Best
6 eps
Viola Prettejohn
Myrtle Haplisch
6 eps
Anna Devlin
Primrose Chattoway
6 eps
Kiran Sonia Sawar
Harriet Kaur
6 eps
Ben Chaplin
Frank Mundi
6 eps
Denis O'Hare
Dr. Edmund Hague
6 eps
Ella Smith
Désirée Blodgett
6 eps
Nick Frost
Declan 'Beggar King' Orrun
6 eps
Vinnie Heaven
Nimble Jack
3 eps
Dan Mersh
Mr. Hapslich
1 eps
Phillipa Dunne
Mrs. Hapslich
1 eps
Rachel Summers
Katherine Cousens
1 eps
Abra Thompson
Hugo's Housemaid
1 eps
Skye Lourie
Katie (Chorus Girl)
1 eps
Jay Simpson
Tunnel Foreman
1 eps
Martin Bishop
Dr. Beldon
1 eps
Nesba Crenshaw
Mrs. Beldon
1 eps
Matt Butcher
Devil / Baritone
1 eps
Nick Bartlett
Drunk Man
1 eps
Henri Charles
Newspaper Boy
1 eps
Angus Brown
Man (Beggar King's Henchman)
1 eps
Riley Holmes
Haplisch Child
1 eps
Benito Rodriguez
Faust
1 eps
Laura Sheerin
Marguerite
1 eps
Helen Bang
Elegant Lady
1 eps
Alex Macqueen
Mr. Oldenham
1 eps
Angela Ashton
Rosa
1 eps
Deborah Moore
Fancy Lady
1 eps
James Coombes
Older Gentleman
1 eps
Rosalind Adler
Society Lady
1 eps
Michael James
Teen Boy
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Nevers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Nevers reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In the last years of 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, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, 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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
London, 1899. Three years after an inexplicable event suddenly equips them with extraordinary abilities, Amalia True and Penance Adair work to protect their kind from widespread, deepening antipathy. Meanwhile, police inspector Frank Mundi investigates a string of murders at the hands of a reportedly Touched and highly dangerous serial killer named Maladie.
- Directed by Joss Whedon
- Written by Joss Whedon
S01E06
True
After Amalia's origin story is revealed, a long-awaited reunion crystallizes the Orphans' mission.
- Directed by Zetna Fuentes
- Written by Jane Espenson
S01E02
Exposure
With the city reeling from Maladie's opera debut, Mundi takes a personal stake in tracking her down, while Amalia launches an investigation of her own. Meanwhile, the charitable Lavinia Bidlow seeks to destigmatize the Touched at a society event, Hugo Swann enlists Lavinia’s younger brother Augie to help monetize his illicit enterprise, and a deranged doctor conducts a series of experiments.
- Directed by Joss Whedon
- Written by Jane Espenson
S01E03
Ignition
Penance creates an amplifier to spread Mary's hope-inspiring song across the city – but first, Mary must find her elusive voice. As danger mounts against her group, Amalia propositions an unlikely ally and sets out to expand the Orphanage's reach. Swann further entangles Augie and Mundi in his business affairs.
- Directed by David Semel
- Written by Kevin Lau
S01E04
Undertaking
While Mundi seeks justice, Amalia and her most trusted advisors make a list of potential enemies. Harriet, Primrose, and the other Orphans attempt to decipher a message. Later, Amalia exposes an unexpected threat.
- Directed by David Semel
- Written by Madhuri Shekar
S00E01
It's a Good Day
After True's shocking origin is revealed, she must deal with aftermath of a shocking event that greatly impacts the Touched.
- Directed by Andrew Bernstein
- Written by Philippa Goslett
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E04
Alright, Okay, You Win
- Directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado
- Written by Harrison David Rivers
S00E05
Ain't We Got Fun
- Directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado
- Written by Adam Meggido, Alyssa Thorne
S00E06
I'll Be Seeing You
- Directed by Andrew Bernstein
- Written by Peter Calloway
S00E01
It's a Good Day
- Directed by Andrew Bernstein
- Written by Philippa Goslett
S00E02
I Don't Know Enough About You
- Directed by Jennifer Getzinger
- Written by Ira Parker
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
- Joss WhedonExecutive Producer
- Duncan MuggochProducer
- Jane EspensonExecutive Producer
- Kevin LauProducer
- Bernadette CaulfieldExecutive Producer
- Douglas PetrieExecutive Producer
Writing
- Joss WhedonWriter
- Madhuri ShekarWriter
- Jane EspensonWriter
- Kevin LauWriter
- Melissa IqbalWriter
Direction
- Joss WhedonDirector
- Zetna FuentesDirector
- David SemelDirector
Cinematography
- Seamus McGarveyDirector of Photography
- Richie DonnellyDirector of Photography
- Ben SmithardDirector of Photography
- Kate ReidDirector of Photography
Music
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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