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Cast for Joss Whedon’s HBO Sci-fi Series “The Nevers” Includes ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Star Nick Frost

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Joss Whedon, the creator of “Buffy” and “Firefly,” is headed back to the small screen with “The Nevers,“ ordered to series by HBO last summer. Earlier this year, Whedon found his leading lady in actress Laura Donnelly (“Outlander”), and we’ve got more casting news today.

Via Deadline, the cast for “The Nevers” will also include “Cornetto Trilogy” star Nick Frost, along with Olivia Williams (Miss Austen Regrets), James Norton (Grantchester)Tom Riley (Dark Heart)Ann Skelly (Death and Nightingales), Ben Chaplin (The Children Act), Pip Torrens (The Crown)Zackary Momoh (Seven Seconds), Amy Manson (Torchwood), Rochelle Neil (Death in Paradise), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) and Denis O’Hare (This Is Us).

Frost will play Declan Orrun, aka The Beggar King. Charismatic and brutal, Declan runs – or has a piece of – most of the low-level criminal activity in the city. He’s perfectly happy to help Amalia and her cause – and equally happy to sell them out. He backs winners, and the Touched are long odds. Head over to Deadline to learn about each of the other characters.

Described as an epic sci-fi drama…

“The Nevers” is about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.

Whedon is serving as the co-writer, director, executive producer and showrunner of the series.

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“Scooby-Doo” Live Action Series Reportedly in the Works at Netflix

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The second season of animated spinoff “Velma” is now streaming on Max, and it sounds like Velma and the “Scooby-Doo” gang may also be headed back into the world of live action.

Variety reports this afternoon that Netflix is planning a live action “Scooby-Doo” television series, with the streamer actively “nearing a deal” with Warner Bros. Television.

The series is being described in Variety’s report as a “one-hour drama project,” with Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg attached to write and executive produce.

Executive producers on the upcoming “Scooby-Doo” Netflix series also include André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner for Midnight Radio, with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman executive producing through Berlanti Productions. Varierty’s report continues, “Jonathan Gabay of Berlanti Productions and Adrienne Erickson will co-executive produce.”

“Scooby-Doo” has mostly been an animated series over the years, but there were two live action movies in 2002 and 2004: Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

The live action cast for those two films included Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, and Linda Cardellini as Velma.

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