Last year, it was revealed that Disney had decided that its new Disney+ Original series, “Nautilus” would no longer be released on the streaming service, instead was going to be sold off to another network, as part of a strategy to reduce costs, in addition to focus its efforts on established franchises and creating a more curated lineup of original content.

“Nautilus” is a ten-episode live-action series inspired by Jules Verne’s beloved “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” that tells the origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.

The new series stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont and Céline Menville, with guest appearances from Richard E Grant, Anna Torv and Noah Taylor. It’s developed and produced by Moonriver TV’s Xavier Marchand and Seven Stories’ Anand Tucker, is written and executive produced by James Dormer, and is executive produced by Johanna Devereaux, Chris Loveall, Colleen Woodcock and Daisy Gilbert. Cameron Welsh serves as producer, and Michael Matthews is the lead director of this epic adventure series.

Disney is still distributing the series, but the show was picked up by AMC in the United States and recently, the premiered on linear television in France and was the most watched show in primetime.

Today, it’s been announced that the series will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom and Ireland. No release date has been announced yet.

Roger’s Take: I’m glad this series now has an official home in the UK and Ireland, on one hand I’m interested to see what this show is about, especially as the attraction in Disneyland Paris has always been a cool thing to do, but knowing Disney basically sold the show off, makes me think that it wasn’t good enough for Disney+ does set some alarm bells ringing.

Will you be checking out “Nautilus”? Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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