A new clip from behind the scenes of The Nevers gives some of the HBO series' stars and writers a chance to explain the intentions of the mysterious extraterrestrial Galanthi.
The interview was shared exclusively with CBR ahead of the home release of Season 1, Part 1 of The Nevers. Claudia Black, who plays Stripe on the show, appears along with Amalia True actor Laura Donnelly and writer/executive Producer Jane Espenson. A complete list of the special features which will come with the DVD and Blu-ray release is also now available.
"The Galanthi, as we come to know them, have come, obviously, to help us to try to wake us up and help us understand what's at stake, and they've been trying to communicate with us," Black explains in the clip. Donnelly adds, "All of the dreadful ways that we have been treating our planet and treating each other have all come to bear."
Espenson goes into more detail about why the arrival of the Galanthi creates a conflict of its own. "There is a war over the prospect of a helpful alien species who is going to come save mankind from itself, and which many people don't want to let into their brains," she says. "They don't want help from a benevolent alien no matter how benevolent and they are willing to take the whole species down rather than let it be helped."
The Nevers is a period sci-fi drama which takes place in 1896 in Victorian London. Certain women have suddenly received supernatural powers, causing widespread distrust and danger. Season 1, Part 1 of the series will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on Oct. 5, including the first six hour-long episodes along with over two hours of bonus features, as shown below.
· A Touch of Power: The Themes Behind The Nevers (Blu-ray/DVD only)
· Accustomed to the Impossible: The Making of The Nevers (Blu-ray/DVD only)
· Introducing The Nevers
· A New Age of Power
· Character Portrait: Amalia True
· Character Portrait: Penance Adair
· Character Portrait: Mary Brighton
· Character Portrait: Annie Bonfire
· Creating The Nevers: A Night at the Opera
· Creating The Nevers: A Charitable Event
· Creating The Nevers: Walking on Water
· Character Portrait: Detective Frank Mundi
· Character Portrait: Augie Bidlow & Hugo Swann
· Villains of The Nevers
· Creating The Nevers: Confrontation and Translation
· Creating The Nevers: Shock and Awe
· Creating The Nevers: Telling Time
· The Craft: Editor, Lisa Lassek
· The Craft: VFX Supervisor, Johnny Han
· The Craft: Director, Zetna Fuentes
The Nevers is executive-produced by Joss Whedon, Bernadette Caulfield, Ilene S. Landress, Doug Petrie, Jane Espenson and Philippa Goslett. Daniel S. Kaminsky co-executive produces. The show's ensemble cast includes Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, Amy Manson, Pip Torrens and Denis O'Hare.
The Blu-ray release of Season 1 Part 1 retails for $29.98 in the US, with the DVD set retailing for $24.98 SRP. Both include a digital copy. The Nevers Season 1 Part 1 is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment