Allow us to introduce Nell Jackson. Nell is not like the other girls: she is wanted for murder and is about to become the most infamous outlaw England has ever seen. That’s the premise of Renegade Nela new fantasy series coming to Disney Plus in the coming months.
The trailer looks spectacular, but it’s the credits that got me particularly interested in this show. It is written by Sally Wainwright, who wrote the exceptional police drama Happy Valley and the equally exceptional Gentleman Jack, and directed by Sex education Ben Taylor. And Louisa Harland plays Orla McCool Derry girls.
Renegade Nell: What we know so far
Harland’s Nell is “a bright and courageous young woman” whose life is turned upside down when she is accused of a murder she did not commit, and she turns to a life of crime as she stalks the highways of England as an increasingly feared highwayman . She becomes the most infamous outlaw in 18th century England, causing Joely Richardson’s Lady Eularia Moggerhangar to exclaim that “if you haven’t heard of Nell Jackson, you’re the only person in England who hasn’t”.
Harland is joined by Nick Mohammed as Billy Blind, a magical spirit who appears to Nell and lets her know that her destiny is much greater than she could ever imagine, and he is joined by Alice Kremelberg as Sofia Wilmot, Ényì Okoronkwo as Rasselas and Jake. Dunn as Thomas Blancheford. Judging from the trailer, it’s safe to assume that the swashes will be bent, the rich will be robbed and, ahem, all of Nell will erupt.
If Movie stories According to reports, the show is one of many exciting English shows coming to the top streaming service this year. A second season of one of the best Disney Plus shows – Exceptional – will be streaming from March 6 and will star Sean Bean in the upcoming – and currently unplanned – Shardlake. And Rivalswhich will stream later this year Dr Whos David Tennant and the equally entertaining Danny Dyer team up in a story based on the steamy ’80s novel by ‘queen of the bonkbuster’ Jilly Cooper. The mind boggles.
Renegade Nel coming to Disney Plus on March 29.