5.8Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestAfter Amalia's origin story is revealed, a long-awaited reunion crystallizes the Orphans' mission.
In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.
Production
Intoxicating Victorian-punk sets that cost too much.
Acting
Laura Donnelly's fist-first charisma carries everything.
Costume
Every outfit screams 'I have powers and receipts.'
Creator
Joss Whedon
Laura Donnelly
Amalia True
Ann Skelly
Penance Adair
Olivia Williams
Lavinia Bidlow
James Norton
Hugo Swann
Tom Riley
Augustus 'Augie' Bidlow
Pip Torrens
Lord Gilbert Massen
Rochelle Neil
Annie 'Bonfire' Carbey
Amy Manson
Maladie
Zackary Momoh
Dr. Horatio Cousens
Elizabeth Berrington
Lucy Best
Viola Prettejohn
Myrtle Haplisch
Anna Devlin
Primrose Chattoway
Kiran Sonia Sawar
Harriet Kaur
Ben Chaplin
Frank Mundi
Denis O'Hare
Dr. Edmund Hague
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
HBO's $100M+ gamble became a case study in 'cancel your showrunner, keep the show' — then just canceled everything. The behind-the-scenes Whedon allegations essentially buried what could've been a flagship franchise.
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