Joss Whedon's series 'The Nevers' announces main cast

The main cast of filmmaker Joss Weadon's HBO series, "The Nevers", has been announced and the show will feature Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley and Ann Skelly.

According to Variety, Ben Chaplin, Pip Torrens, Zackary Momoh, Amy Manson, Nick Frost, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Denis O'Hare are also a part of the ensemble.

Laura Donnelly is already on board the show.

"The Nevers" is billed as an epic sci-fi drama which revolves around a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.

The project received straight-to-series order last July.

Whedon is attached to write, direct, executive produce, and showrun.

Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie will write and executive produce, with Bernie Caulfield also executive producing.