There’s an unmissable swashbuckling period drama to add to your watchlists, as viewers will soon be able to watch the entire show for free.
Starring Derry Girls alum Louisa Harland, the swaggering 18th-century period drama Renegade Nell found a dedicated fanbase when it was released last year on Disney Plus.
Harland plays a young widower turned highwaywoman robber, who has some special superpowers to boot, and all eight episodes will soon be available to binge on ITVX.
When she’s framed for a murder in Tottenham, Nell is forced on the run with a ragtag group while the elites in the upper echelons of English society have twigged on to her powers she is forced to save the country.
Nell is helped by a miniature Nick Mohammed, of Ted Lasso and soon-to-be Slow Horses fame, as the mystical sprite Billy Blind.
The show is from the mind of Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright – who is clearly no stranger to writing indomitable female leads – and directed by Sex Education’s Ben Taylor, so the combined result is a show with superb production value.
Better yet, Renegade Nell was previously behind the Disney Plus paywall but will be streaming on ITVX from Sunday, June 22 – just in time for a weekend binge.
However, be warned: the show has already been cancelled by Disney – even with a score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes – so might be best not to become overly attached to the characters.
When the axe was officially announced, Disney Plus released a statement to Deadline, reading: ‘We’re incredibly proud of the world created by Sally Wainwright and lead director Ben Taylor.
‘We’d like to thank them, our production partners at Lookout Point, the entire cast – led by Louisa Harland – and crew for their incredible work on this series, all of whom we hope to work with again in the future.’
The cancellation was made all the worse because director Ben Taylor told RadioTimes the second season was already being written when the first was released, adding that they were working a time jump into the show.
Viewers who have come late to Renegade Nell have already expressed their disappointment that they won’t be able to return to this world.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), @Crowbarella wrote: ‘I seem to have this habit of finding awesome shows after they’ve already been canceled. #RenegadeNell.’
‘Continuing my Cancelled Shows tour I’ve just started Renegade Nell on Disney Plus and one episode in my kids and I have found it utterly thrilling, funny, tragic, surprisingly and, above all, super entertaining,’ wrote @alundpughe. ‘Very much recommended!’
@AnthonyShannon2 wrote: ‘Finished Renegade Nell on Disney Plus and it was quite terrific. 1 of the most thrilling things I’ve seen in quite a while.
‘Period storytelling of a highly imaginative quality headed by the truly phenomenal Louisa Harland. Hope there will be season 2…’
Renegade Nell will be available to stream on ITVX from Sunday, June 22.
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