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the nevers
It follows the mysterious Amalia True (Laura Donnelly), the head of an orphanage of the "Touched" children and teens, pursuing a secret mission with the help of her friend Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) They face prejudice, a mad Touched terrorist named Maladie (Amy Manson), an untrustworthy ally (Olivia Williams), and a Lord who hates them[...]
The Nevers
Prudence Adair (Ann Skelly) is like Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Kaylee (Jewel Staite) from Firefly, the heroine's plucky best friend Maladie (Amy Manson) is the heroine's crazy pixy nemesis similar to Drusilla (Juliet Landau) River Tam (Summer Glau) is a variation on the crazy pixie dream girl Olivia Williams plays a similar role in The[...]
the nevers
If there was one major takeaway from the series premiere of HBO's The Nevers, it's that Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) are going to have their hands full for all six episodes of Part One As if trying to keep all of London from turning into an angry, torch-wielding mob looking to[...]
The Nevers
She is dedicated to her cause and never turns down a drink." Penance (Ann Skelly) is another Willow: the geeky, earnest, cerebral best friend to the brawny heroine It's a hallmark of a male writer to have the heroine fight in her bloomers after getting her dress ripped off in a scene oozing with the[...]
the nevers
Starting this Sunday, Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) are ready to save Victorian London from the supernatural threats it's about to face while also looking to save those – mostly women- who've developed special abilities as the result of a game-changing event But to do that, they will find many a[...]
the nevers
In fact, from Laura Donnelly to Ann Skelly to Zackary Momoh, there seems to be one consistent theme you'll hear in the following look behind the scenes: The Nevers is unlike anything they've worked on before. Image: Screencap Check out the following clip, where the cast sets up the show's exciting world, its characters, and what audiences can[...]
The Nevers
With only a little more than a week to go until HBO and showrunner Philippa Goslett's (Little Ashes, Mary Magdalene) sci-fi, fantasy, action-drama The Nevers works its magic across television screens, viewers are getting a chance to get up close and personal with some of the "power-brokers" they'll meet during the series' 6-episode "Part One." What[...]
the nevers
With less than a month to go until HBO and showrunner Philippa Goslett's (Little Ashes, Mary Magdalene) sci-fi, fantasy, action/drama The Nevers graces our screens (and less than a day after the official trailer and poster were released), series stars Laura Donnelly (Amalia True) and Ann Skelly (Penance Adair) are offering their thoughts on what it[...]
"The Nevers": Joss Whedon Tweets Principal Photography Start on Upcoming HBO Sci-Fi Drama (Kathy Hutchins-Shutterstock.com/HBO)
Olivia Williams (Miss Austen Regrets), James Norton (Grantchester), Tom Riley (Dark Heart), Ann Skelly (Death and Nightingales), Ben Chaplin (The Children Act), Pip Torrens (Preacher), Zackary Momoh (Seven Seconds), Amy Manson (Torchwood), Nick Frost (Fighting With My Family), Rochelle Neil (Death in Paradise), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), and Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story) have all been[...]