Nautilus | |
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Created by | James Dormer |
Based on | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne |
Directed by | Michael Matthews |
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Composer | Nainita Desai[1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Cameron Welsh |
Production location | Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Original release | |
Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Nautilus is an upcoming British ten-part adventure drama television series created by James Dormer.[2] It is a reimagining of Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, presenting an origin story for Captain Nemo, an Indian prince-turned-crusading scientist.
In August 2023, after filming was complete, it was announced Disney+, the original distributor, would not release the series.[3] In August 2024, Amazon Prime Video acquired the series for distribution in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[4]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Évasion" | Michael Matthews | James Dormer | June 12, 2024 | (Sweden)
2 | "Tic, Tac, Boum" | Michael Matthews | James Dormer | June 12, 2024 | (Sweden)
3 | "Le Force Du Peuple" | Michael Matthews | Matthew Parkhill | June 19, 2024 | (Sweden)
4 | "Sur Une Pente Glissante" | Michael Matthews | Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre | June 19, 2024 | (Sweden)
5 | "Hallucinations" | Ben C. Lucas | Sonya Desai | June 26, 2024 | (Sweden)
6 | "L`Atlantide" | Ben C. Lucas | Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre | June 26, 2024 | (Sweden)
7 | "Guerre Froide" | Ben C. Lucas | Matthew Parkhill | July 3, 2024 | (Sweden)
8 | "Le Point De Bascule" | Isabelle Sieb | James Dormer | July 3, 2024 | (Sweden)
9 | "La Chevauchée" | Isabelle Sieb | Matthew Parkhill | July 10, 2024 | (Sweden)
10 | "Bouquet Final" | Isabelle Sieb | James Dormer | July 10, 2024 | (Sweden)
In August 2021, it was announced that Disney+ had ordered Nautilus, a ten-part television series about the origin of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus.[6] James Dormer writes the series, and also serves as executive producer with Xavier Marchand, Anand Tucker and Johanna Devereaux.[7] Moonriver TV and Seven Stories produce the series.[8] Michael Matthews joined as director in November 2021.[5] Cameron Welsh joined as series producer and Chris Loveall joined as executive producer in February 2022;[9] Colleen Woodcock and Daisy Gilbert were added as executive producers one year later.[4]
Shazad Latif was cast as Captain Nemo in November 2021.[5] In February 2022, Georgia Flood, Thierry Frémont, Pacharo Mzembe, Arlo Green, Tyrone Ngatai, Ling Cooper Tang, Andrew Shaw, Ashan Kumar, Chum Ehelepola, Céline Menville, Kayden Price, and Damien Garvey were cast.[10][9] In May 2022, Richard E. Grant joined the cast as a guest star. Muki Zubis, Benedict Hardie, Jacob Collins-Levy, Adolphus Waylee, Cameron Cuffe and Luke Arnold also joined the cast.[11]
Filming began in mid-February 2022 at Village Roadshow Studios in Gold Coast, Queensland.[10][12] The series was expected to wrap in January 2023.[13] The series filmed at The Old Museum in Brisbane in May 2022,[14] and at the Queensland Parliament House in September.[15][16] Filming was previously set to begin in December 2021.[5] Ben C. Lucas directed episodes 5, 6, and 7,[17] while Isabelle Sieb directed 3 episodes of the series.[18]
Nautilus is distributed worldwide by Disney Entertainment. It was originally slated to stream on Disney+ in the United Kingdom before it was announced it would not be moving forward with the series. It first aired on SVT Play in Sweden on 12 June 2024.[19]
In October 2023, AMC announced it had acquired the series for broadcast in the United States and Canada in 2024, followed by Amazon Prime Video acquiring in the United Kingdom and Ireland in August 2024.[4][20]