Warrior Nun (TV series)

Warrior Nun is an upcoming American fantasy drama web television series created by Simon Barry based on the comic book character Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn. It is set to premiere on Netflix on July 2, 2020.[1]

Warrior Nun
Poster
Genre
Created bySimon Barry
Based onWarrior Nun Areala
by Ben Dunn
Starring
  • Alba Baptista
  • Toya Turner
  • Tristan Ulloa
  • Thekla Reuten
  • Kristina Tonteri-Young
  • Lorena Andrea
  • Emilio Sakraya
  • Sylvia De Fanti
  • Lope Haydn Evans
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)Terri Hughes Burton
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production company(s)
  • Fresco Film Services
  • Reality Distortion Field
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix

Premise

Warrior Nun revolves around the story of "a 19-year-old woman who wakes up in a morgue with a new lease on life and a divine artifact embedded in her back. She discovers she is now part of an ancient order that has been tasked with fighting demons on Earth, and powerful forces representing both heaven and hell want to find and control her."[2]

Cast and characters
  • Alba Baptista as Ava
  • Tristan Ulloa as Father Vincent
  • Toya Turner as Shotgun Mary
  • Sylvia De Fanti as Mother Superion
  • Lorena Andrea as Sister Lilith
  • Thekla Reuten as Jillian Salvius
  • Kristina Tonteri-Young as Young Sister Beatrice
  • Emilio Sakraya as JC
  • Joaquim de Almeida as Cardinal Duretti[3]
  • Lope Haydn Evans as Michael
  • Olivia Delcán as Camila

Episodes

Episode titles of the first season are:[4]

  • "2 Corinthians 10:4" written by Terri Hughes Burton
  • "Ecclesiasticus 26:11" written by David Hayter
  • "Ephesians 4:22-24" written by Sheila Wilson & Suzanne Keilly
  • "Ephesians 6:11" written by Amy Berg
  • "Isaiah 30:20-21" written by Amy Berg
  • "Matthew 7:13" written by Matt Bosack
  • "Proverbs 14:1" written by David Hayter & Matt Bosack
  • "Proverbs 31:25" written by Terri Hughes Burton
  • "Psalms 46:5" teleplay by Simon Barry
  • "Revelations 2:10" written and directed by Simon Barry

Production

Development

On September 28, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes.[5] Simon Barry was set to serve as showrunner for the series. Barry is also credited as an executive producer alongside Stephen Hegyes with Terri Hughes Burton serving as an co-executive producer for the series.[6] Production companies involved with the series are Barry's Reality Distortion Field and Fresco Film Services.[7][8] The series is set to premiere on July 2, 2020.[1]

Casting

Sometime after the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Alba Baptista, Toya Turner, Tristan Ulloa, Thekla Reuten, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, and Emilio Sakraya would star in the series.[6] On April 1, 2019, it was announced by Deadline, that Sylvia De Fanti had joined the cast as a series regular.[9]

Filming

Filming for the first season took place on location in Ronda, Antequera, Malaga, and Sevilla, Spain from March 11, 2019 to July 5, 2019.[10][11][12]

Release

On June 17, 2020, Netflix released the official trailer for the series.[13]

References
  1. Jensen, Erin (June 24, 2020). "New on Netflix in July 2020: 'Kissing Booth 2,' 'Baby-Sitters Club,' Charlize Theron". USA Today. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (March 19, 2018). "'The I-Land' Starring Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez & Alex Pettyfer Among 3 Sci-Fi Series Ordered by Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. "Netflix will debut series with the Portuguese Joaquim de Almeida and Alba Baptista" (in Portuguese). New In Town. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. "Warrior Nun". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved April 10, 2020. Episodes with a credit date in 2019/2020.
  5. "Netflix adds three new series to thrilling sci-fi drama slate including THE I-LAND, OCTOBER FACTION and WARRIOR NUN". Netflix Media Center. September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. Petski, Denise (March 18, 2019). "'Warrior Nun': Alba Baptista To Star, Toya Turner, Tristan Ulloa, Thekla Reuten Among Six More Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  7. Booth, Kaitlyn (December 2, 2018). "Game of Thrones Production Company Preps Avatar's 'Warrior Nun' Netflix Series". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  8. Brzoznowski, Kristin (March 21, 2019). "Warrior Nun begins production for Netflix". World Screen. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. Petski, Denise (April 1, 2019). "'Warrior Nun': Sylvia De Fanti Cast In Netflix Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  10. Smith, Charlie (December 1, 2018). "Game of Thrones company shoot new 10-part Netflix series on Costa del Sol". The Olive Press. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  11. Simon Barry [@SimonDavisBarry] (March 10, 2019). "Countdown to March 11, first day of shooting Warrior Nun for Netflix and Netflix Content so here are some of the sisters of legend that came before our Ava. Beautiful art by Lukasz Trzcinski" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  12. Simon Barry [@SimonDavisBarry] (July 5, 2019). "The final day/night of shooting Warrior Nun season 1 - our 6 month journey ends in a beautiful location surrounded by beautiful people. Thank you SPAIN and the amazing Spanish production team, artists & technicians who made this special show" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. Radulovic, Petrana (June 17, 2020). "Netflix's Warrior Nun is full-blown goth magical girl action". Polygon. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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