Laura plays Amalia True is The Nevers, a feminist, supernatural period drama out now...
In Sky's blockbuster new supernatural series The Nevers, Northern Irish actor Laura Donnelly punches, kicks and drinks her way through Victorian London as Amalia True. Fierce, reckless but loyal, she’s a welcome new TV heroine, and Laura’s performance positions her on the world stage as a face to keep an eye on. And yet, she took some convincing.
Amalia True is one of a population, unknown in number, who have been suddenly bestowed with superhuman abilities. She can see snippets of the future and is a skilled fighter. Her gift brings its problems, but it’s a fun role: she fights, she drinks and she does stunts, with Laura’s childhood gymnastics training coming in pretty handy. It’s karmic casting. It feels like she was due some light relief; Laura’s previous career high was built on trauma.