Pilot (The Nevers)
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"Pilot" is the series premiere of the American science fiction drama television series The Nevers. The episode was written and directed by the series creator and executive producer Joss Whedon, his first television writing credit since the series premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It originally aired on HBO on April 11, 2021, and also was available on HBO Max on the same date.
"Pilot" | |||
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The Nevers episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 | ||
Directed by | Joss Whedon | ||
Written by | Joss Whedon | ||
Produced by | |||
Featured music | Mark Isham | ||
Cinematography by | Seamus McGarvey | ||
Editing by | Lisa Lassek | ||
Original air date | April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11) | ||
Running time | 64 minutes | ||
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The series is set in Victorian era London and follows a group of people, mostly women, known as the Touched, who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious and quick-fisted widow, and her best friend Penance Adair, a brilliant inventor.
The series received a straight-to-series order from HBO in June 2018, after a bidding war with other networks and streaming services including Netflix. Laura Donnelly was the first actress to join the series in April 2019, with the rest of the cast joining in July 2019. Writers Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie, who worked with Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly also joined the series. Filming started at London in July 2019 but production was shut down in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with only five complete episodes. Filming resumed in September and production was completed by October. In November, 2020 Whedon was announced to be exiting the series, with Philippa Goslett being hired in January to replace him as showrunner.
The series premiere received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances from the cast and production design but criticized the writing, with many deeming it "over-stuffed" and "muddled". The episode was watched by 0.548 million household viewers. Despite this, the show scored the best debut for a new original series on HBO Max.