Highwaywomen, magical spirits, and extra await in Renegade Nell, a brand new journey sequence coming March 29 to Disney+.

The present, a few younger girl who turns into 18th-century England’s most infamous outlaw, involves us courtesy of Joyful Valley creator Sally Wainwright and stars Derry Ladies‘ Louisa Harland.

“[Nell] is a personality that Sally has had in her thoughts for I feel 15 years,” Harland mentioned on the Tv Critics Affiliation (TCA) winter press tour. She and her co-stars Alice Kremelberg, Nick Mohammed, and Joely Richardson previewed Renegade Nell at TCA and in addition dished on their pleasure in regards to the present’s many stunts.

What’s Renegade Nell about?

Nell Jackson (Harland) is brave, quick-witted, and on the run for a homicide she did not commit. Quickly, she finds herself on the unlikely path to turning into a famed highwaywoman, all whereas persevering with to hunt justice in opposition to the person who wrongly framed her.

Renegade Nell takes a flip for the supernatural when magical spirit Billy Blind (Ted Lasso‘s Nick Mohammed) seems, enhancing Nell’s combating capacities to near-invincible ranges. With the assistance of Billy Blind, her sisters, and a few stunning allies, Nell realizes her future is greater than she ever imagined.

Whereas the present does include some stylized violence, it’s geared in direction of a youthful viewers. “Each member of the household will connect with this,” Harland mentioned, including that “it’s actually, actually refreshing to see such sturdy, humorous, flawed ladies portrayed onscreen.”

Renegade Nell brings massive stunts and battle scenes.

Renegade Nell‘s battle scenes and motion set items meant that solid members needed to prepare laborious and be taught new expertise to tug the whole lot off. For the solid, Harland particularly, this included the whole lot from battle coaching to wire work to driving classes — usually in interval costumes, corsets and all.

“She’s like the feminine Tom Cruise,” Richardson mentioned of Harland at TCA. “She will be able to do each stunt.”

The stunt work additionally performed an enormous function in attracting Mohammed to the venture. “It is at all times been a dream of mine [to be on wires],” he revealed. Later, he added that Renegade Nell was “a world away from the rest I’ve ever finished.”

Renegade Nell was created by Sally Wainwright, with Ben Taylor (Intercourse Schooling) directing. Along with Harland, Kremelberg, Mohammed, and Richardson, it stars Frank Dillane, Ényì Okoronkwo, Jake Dunne, Bo Bragason, Florence Eager, Adrian Lester, Pip Torrens, and Craig Parkinson.

Renegade Nell premieres March 29.