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- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO
Summary Set in 19th century London, Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and her best friend Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) head up a group of "Touched" people - those with unusual abilities in this sci-fi series created by Joss Whedon, with Philippa Goslett taking over as showrunner in November 2020.
Created By: Joss Whedon
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO
The Nevers
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 11, 2021
57
4.3
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Summary Set in 19th century London, Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and her best friend Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) head up a group of "Touched" people - those with unusual abilities in this sci-fi series created by Joss Whedon, with Philippa Goslett taking over as showrunner in November 2020.
Created By: Joss Whedon
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
57
25% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
68% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
57
25% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
68% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
“The Nevers” is a joy to watch and a thrill to follow. Supernatural realism, complex storytelling, fantastical powers and topical realties meet in this smart, suspenseful and colorful production. A litany of nuanced characters keep this otherworldly tale grounded.
Even when the multiple plot strands curl this way and that, and if it’s a bit difficult to keep track of all the players without a scorecard, “The Nevers” is a dazzling visual feast with gorgeous sets and first-rate CGI, sly humor, ambitious and sometimes deeply moving set pieces and wonderful performances from the ensemble cast.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 95 User Ratings
4.3
44% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
5% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
51% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 95 User Ratings
4.3
44% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
5% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
51% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
I get the Whedon hate, but this show is fantastic. Clever writing and storytelling.
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There’s a genuinely intriguing anchor in their [Penance Adair & Amalia True's] friendship, and in True’s grappling with her intrusive past. Whether or not The Nevers cares to favor its characters over immensity in its later episodes remain to be seen, but I imagine viewers’ patience with the Whedon-verse, and The Nevers’ bloat, will be thin.
Asking audiences to patiently stay with any series in creative crisis flux is a lot these days considering the ample alternate options out there. Usually, the potential has to be extremely present and The Nevers might just be too messy to fix.
The Nevers is a show in desperate need of focus, and as episodes progress, more and more characters are added and the connection to the richest thematic throughline becomes increasingly tenuous.
“The Nevers,” while handsomely produced and, from moment to moment, reasonably diverting, doesn’t catch fire in those early episodes in part because we — along with the characters — are still trying to figure out what the heck is going on. ... That need for the show to resonate with our present priorities ties into the frustrating vagueness, so far, of the storytelling. ... None of this might matter if there were characters that we really cared about and performances that drew us in, but “The Nevers” is also lacking in those departments.
The Nevers is a huge mess, which has both far too much going on yet is also crushingly stupefying.
Splendida, un’opera che fin dalle prime puntate ti colpisce e ti emoziona. Confidiamo che non faccia la fine prematura delle altre opere di Whedon. Inoltre vorrei capire chi sia l’idiota di metacritic che ha formattato la pagina delle votazioni in modo che sugli smartphone si vedano a schermo solo i voti da 1 a 5, dando l’illusione che la votazione massima sia 5. Ecco perché le medie sono tutte fallate.
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A cool concept, a good story as of now, though I'm left a little confused after episode one. The acting and action were pretty ok. I don't know if I'm a fan of futuristic tech in the victorian age, but we'll see later down the line.
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I gave up after 4 episodes. The premise is interesting, and the action and effects are top notch, as you'd expect.
Unfortunately, between political messaging and a confusing salad of story lines, I just couldn't continue watching.
As far as Joss Whedon. I like his productions, but have not been a fan of him personally for a long time. If actors who can't get work want to talk trash about him for publicity, that's fine, but seeing a creative talent like him exit one of his own properties because of it is enough reason not to stick around.
I won't be back.
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Alternative titles: The League of Extraordinary Women, or "The Woke, the Woke, and the Woke." The 10s are shills, and the 0s are people that trust Twitter charges without a shred of proof. Objectively this is Whedon trying to make amends for the gaslighting of his wife, for which there actually is proof. The premise for this show that only women were given powers to upset Government is nonsensical, as it requires a conscious mind and near-diety level powers to carry it out. Bad CGI when used, the amazing level of impossible tech yet none of the non-cast members seems to care about it when it is used right in front of them. Not to mention the Government that recognizes the special exist, but will not utilize them, just calls them a threat. Relatively small women (in muscle mass) slapping around men twice their size (literally slapping at times) destroys immersion. When they then pull something Batman would say no to, you shut it off and spend your time more wisely. Implausible, woke, and pushing the false narritive that the world is in a war of patriarchy vs feminism. These are the reasons it fails, not the claims of ex-actresses with 20+ year old grievenances that were taken to Twitter like so many before them which usually turn out to be falsehoods to generate attention and pity. Real claims go to lawyers and the police, even Amber Heard took her lies there as she knew that Twitter claims are completely untrustworthy.
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Production Company:
- Mutant Enemy Productions
- Home Box Office (HBO)
Initial Release Date: Apr 11, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Visual Effects Society Awards
• 3 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 2 Nominations
