The 'Renegade Nell' Trailer Promises an Adventure Teeming with Danger & Magic

There are a lot of reasons to be curious about the upcoming Disney+ series Renegade Nell. After all, the drama hails from noted creator Sally Wainwright, known for series as diverse as period drama Gentleman Jack, crime series Happy Valley, and late-in-life romance Last Tango in Halifax. It stars both Louisa Harland and Nick Mohammed, fresh from their respective turns in fan-favorite comedies Derry Girls and Ted Lasso. But what's most interesting about the show is its premise --- a period drama that's actually a rollicking magical adventure about friendship, destiny, and fighting for what's right.

For whatever reason, our current entertainment landscape is severely lacking when it comes to the adventure-type series many of us watched in our youth. In recent years only the David Tennant-starring Around the World in 80 Days feels similar to the sort of Saturday night Wonderful World of Disney vibe that we remember. But Renegade Nell seems as though it's the closest thing to that hopeful good time we've seen in a while, a series that's clearly targeted at a younger audience than many shows of its ilk (The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Our Flag Means Death) but whose sly self-awareness and strident feminism is obviously meant for the adults watching along with them.

I think they used to call this sort of thing fun for the whole family?