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'Outlander' actress takes the lead in Joss Whedon's new series for HBO
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Joss Whedon at the Equality Now Presents Make Equality Reality at Montage Hotel on November 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Shutterstock/Kathy Hutchins)
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he creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly" is returning to TV via HBO with a new series titled "The Nevers." The show will star Laura Donnelly, previously seen in "Outlander."
I’m so thrilled to finally be able to announce this! https://t.co/WiVrOp57Sw
— Laura Donnelly (@donnellylaura1) April 23, 2019"The Nevers" will follow a group of women in Victorian times who "find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world," HBO explained.
Laura Donnelly is set to play the character of Amalia True, billed as a reckless, impulsive, emotionally damaged hero of her time, a threat to the stuffy Victorian society of the day.
"Laura Donnelly has charisma, wisdom and an anarchic precision that not only captures Amalia but defines her," said Whedon. "She's fierce and she's funny -- and I need both for the journey ahead."
As well as penning the show with Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie -- two writers he previously worked with on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- Whedon will also serve as showrunner and director.
HBO bagged the rights to the show -- coveted by a host of platforms, including Netflix -- in 2018. At the time, Whedon described the project as "maybe the most ambitious narrative I've created."
HBO has not yet announced when "The Nevers" might premiere.
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"The Nevers" will be Whedon's first new TV show since "Dollhouse" (2009-2010), and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2013-present), which he co-created. In the meantime, he has directed Marvel's "The Avengers" and "Avengers: Age of Ultron" films.
Donnelly, who hails from Northern Ireland, has played Jenny Fraser in the "Outlander" fantasy series since 2014.
