Renegade Nell Poster Sets Release Date for Disney+ Adventure Series

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Renegade Nell Poster Sets Release Date for Disney+ Adventure Series

Disney+ has unveiled the official Renegade Nell poster for the upcoming action-adventure fantasy, featuring a new look at Louisa Harland’s titular character. The 8-episode series will be available for streaming on March 29.

“It follows Nell, a quick-witted and courageous young woman who finds herself framed for murder and unexpectedly becomes the most notorious highwaywoman in 18th Century England. But when a magical spirit called Billy Blind appears Nell realizes her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined,” reads the synopsis.

Who’s involved in Renegade Nell?

Renegade Nell is written and created by Gentleman Jack’s Sally Wainwright, with Ben Taylor (Sex Education, Catastrophe), Amanda Brotchie (Gentleman Jack) and MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso) serving as directors. The 8-episode series is executive produced by Wainwright, Taylor, Faith Penhale, Will Johnston, Louise Mutter and Johanna Devereaux. Producers are Lookout Point, Jon Jennings, and Stella Merz.

The cast includes: Frank Dillane as Nell’s fickle friend and sometime adversary Charles Devereux; Alice Kremelberg as Sofia Wilmot, a young widow who wants power and independence at any cost; Adrian Lester as the Earl of Poynton, a master political schemer and manipulator; Joely Richardson as eccentric newspaper magnate Lady Eularia Moggerhanger; Pip Torrens as Lord Blancheford; Jake Dunn as Thomas; Ényì Okoronkwo as Rasselas;  Bo Bragason and Florence Keen as Nell’s two younger sisters Roxy and George; and Craig Parkinson as Nell’s kind-hearted father Sam.