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The Nevers

2021·HBO·60 min·7.7/10
DramaScience-FictionSupernatural

August, 1896. Victorian London is rocked to its foundations by a supernatural event which gives certain people - mostly women - abnormal abilities, from the wondrous to the disturbing. But no matter their particular "turns," all who belong to this new underclass are in grave danger. It falls to mysterious, quick-fisted widow Amalia True and brilliant young inventor Penance Adair to protect and shelter these gifted "orphans." To do so, they will have to face the brutal forces determined to annihilate their kind.

Status
Ended
Language
English
Premiered
April 11, 2021
Ended
May 16, 2021

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