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“Renegade Nell,” premiering Friday, March 29, on Disney+.
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Louisa Harland stars in “Renegade Nell”
Cover Story Just like magic: Original fantasy-adventure series ‘Renegade Nell’ premieres
By Sarah Passingham adventures — a sort of TinOne exceptional young ker Bell-type fairy sidekick. woman drives polite society Nell’s abilities to evade capmad on her journey to fulfill ture and survive on her own an unexpected destiny in get her into as much trouble “Renegade Nell,” an original as they keep her out of. With historical adventure series seemingly everyone after her premiering Friday, March 29, for one reason or another, on Disney+. All eight epiNell thrives as an outlaw sodes of the family-friendly possessed by magical powfantasy series drop on the ers that make her stronger, streamer on premiere day. faster and more capable than Nell Jackson, portrayed she ever was before. by “Derry Girls” star Louisa Also starring in “Renegade Harland, is a clever, brave Nell” are Frank Dillane (“Fear woman who makes a name the Walking Dead”) as Nell’s for herself as a highwaydifficult, fair-weather friend, woman in 18th-century Charles Devereux; Adrian England after she is framed Lester (“The Undeclared for murder. Petty theft on the War”) as the well-connectroad keeps Nell afloat until ed Earl of Poynton; Alice she discovers she is destined Kremelberg (“The Sinner”) for something beyond her as power-hungry Sofia Wilwildest imagination. When mot; and Joely Richardson powers enchant Nell, they (“The Sandman”) as oddball make her even more of a newspaper magnate Lady force than she was on her Eularia Moggerhanger. own. Rounding out the cast are A magicalSt., spirit appears Pip Torrens (“The Crown”) as 26 Chestnut WHAT toPa Nell• Suite in the 200 form of Billy HEARLord Blancheford, Jake Dunn e, MATTERS MOST Blind (Nick Mohammed, “Ted (“Big Boys”) as Thomas 814-837-7475 Lasso”) to help her on her Blancheford, Enyi Okoronkwo
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(“The Lazarus Project”) as Rasselas and Craig Parkinson (“Line of Duty”) as Nell’s father, Sam. Newcomers Bo Bragason and Florence Keen star as Nell’s younger sisters, Roxy and George. Sofia, a widow motivated by a need for power and independence, is the architect of a scheme to bring down Nell. Aiding Sofia in her plot is the Earl, an influential political figure with the connections she needs to get the job done. Unfortunately for the pair of strategists, Nell more than lives up to the talk going around town. In an official trailer for the series, excited gossips speak of Nell, saying, “she’s unnatural,” and “she is formidable,” before Nell herself warns a foe, “you don’t want to mess with me.” Nell literally has the fighting spirit, as Sofia points out in the trailer, saying, “she fights as though she’s possessed.” Something comes over the titular renegade in these bat-
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tles; whether it’s a firefight or hand-to-hand combat, a dark glow reaches her eyes and Nell cannot be bested. Nell is joined on her adventure by her two sisters, as well as Rasselas. Inspired by the chance to chase his own freedom, Rasselas leaves his life as a stable boy behind to help Nell, Roxy and George on their journeys. The troupe, with Billy Blind in tow, earns quite a reputation all across the country while on the run. As Lady Eularia claims in the series trailer, “if you haven’t heard of Nell Jackson, then you’re the only person in England who hasn’t.” Known for crafting satisfyingly complex adult dramas such as “Last Tango in Halifax” and “Gentleman Jack,” “Renegade Nell” is a bit of a departure for series creator Sally Wainwright, who is also the BAFTA Award-winning series creator of small-town British crime drama “Happy Valley.”
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