The Nevers, then we can t help but feel a swell of pride!
Created by Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Avengers), who also directs some of the episodes, the story is set in 19th-century London, following a strange event that saw a giant unidentified object flying over the city. Soon afterwards, a small group of women discover they have been gifted with strange new abilities - from creating balls of flame to being able to see glimpses of the future - and they soon become known as The Touched.
Amalia (Belfast-born Laura Donnelly - The Fall) and Penance (Dublin-born Ann Skelly - Red Rock) travel around London, looking for fellow members of The Touched, hoping to bring them back to their safe-house where they can be free of the fear of the cityfolk, who believe The Touched have somehow been cursed.
Ireland versus the empire in HBO s fantastic The Nevers
Belfast-born Laura Donnelly and Dublin-born Ann Skelly star in HBO s new The Nevers.
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HBO s fantastic new series The Nevers features two Irish actors presenting a united Irish front against the sinister agents of the British Empire.
The Nevers, the new HBO series, follows a secret sisterhood of (mostly) women who have been transformed by a mysterious event that has given them supernatural powers.
Think XMEN in Victorian England and you will get the basic premise. Women make up the majority – but not all - of what society calls the “touched,” and they are feared and hated for their powers with predictable speed.