If you ask me, there is a clear reason why the vintage series are fashionable again. And it is because, in all those who have triumphed, We have strong protagoniststhat the rules of their times are revealed and they dare to live with authenticity. We all want to be, even living in more egalitarian times, because nothing can stop them.
We saw it in Los Bridgertonin A thousand blowsin Manual for young ladies And we see it again in this British era series that is sweeping Disney+. It has everything: adventure, a touch of fantasy, a lot of emotion and a protagonist that will inspire you to live without fear. He hooked me so much that I finished it on a weekend.
You can see it on a weekend
It has eight episodes and a rhythm of vertigo. This is the time commitment that Disney+ launched in 2024 and swept through British women. Now, Its success begins to replicate in Spain, and it is not for less.
His name is Renegade Nell And it places us in England of 1705, during the reign of Queen Ana. The series, halfway between historical fantasy and adventures, follows Nell Jackson (Louisa Harland), a young soldier who returns home to find her threatened home. After facing the local landowner, Nell is falsely accused of murder and flees with their sisters, Roxy and George. Forced to become a path of roads to survive, discover an evil spirit called Billy Blind that gives him supernatural powers when he is in danger. And yes, all this that I just told you is just the beginning.
If you were one of those girls who liked to play cape and sword adventures as it happened to me, This series will fall in love from beginning to end.
A different series
Everything that comes out of period series in Netflix, Disney+ or any other platform inevitably ends my slope list. It is a genre that I am passionate, and perhaps precisely because of that, I loved discovering Renegade Nell. Because, although it does not uncheck the formula of the success of this genre, it is a very different series.
The creator of production, Sally Wainwright, is known for her excellent ability to create female and complex characters (Gentleman Jack, Scott & Bailey). On this occasion, in addition, this is Combine with fantasy and adventure elementswhich offers us a completely different perspective than usual in the era genre.
Harland herself confesses that playing her protagonist raptor, Nell, was a complete challenge, from the performance to the locker room. “The coat weighed more than me and made my scenes difficult when I rode on horseback”he confessed to Moviefone.
This mixture of action, historical drama, adventures and fantasy is the secret of its success. This is defended by specialized criticism, which defines it as “fun, intelligent and very well executed” in The New York Times. As for the general public, in Rotten Tomatoes he has An impressive 87% approvalsomething that few productions of the genre have achieved.
Renegade Nell In context
Although it has clear differences with other series of the moment, Renegade Nell It does not move too far from what made us fall in love with other similar productions, such as Los Bridgerton. In fact, They share some curiosities, From the intense colors with those who play on the screen to links among their protagonists.
The lovely one Nicola Coughlanprotagonist of the last season of Los Bridgertonhe shares a beautiful friendship with Louisa Harland since both collaborated in Derry Girls. And there the thing does not end, because Jake Dunn, who plays Thomas Blancherford in Renegade Nell It is, supposedly, the current couple of the actress who gives life to Penelope in the adaptations of Julia Quinn.
The connections are also branched in production. If the Chop House Street scenario sounds, it is because they have shot in the palace of Hampton Court (Molesey)which has already appeared in other dramas, such as Queen Carlota: A Bridgerton story.
What are you waiting for?
If you like period stories and want to give a small tribute to that adventurous girl you carry inside, Renegade Nell It is the series that you have to enjoy this weekend. It has an eight -episodes season and is complete in Disney+.
And best of all, as is a family series (in fact, it was nominated in the Awards for best family programming), you can enjoy it as a family. As a curiosity, the series It has the re-fried seal 2023-24 Because of its gender equity in the production team, so it is a series that preaches with the example, and not only with its plot.
Although I have to give you bad news, and, although its creator had already advanced with the script of a hypothetical second season, it is currently canceled. However, the available chapters are very enjoyment for themselves, and It is worth giving you a chance.
