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The premiere episode on April 11, 2021 drew just over 1.4 million viewers across linear telecasts and digital, making it the best start for a new HBO Original series on HBO Max.

The first season will consist of 12 episodes split into two segments of six each. The premiere episode of the first six aired April 11, 2021. HBO hasn't announced when the second six will be aired. Whedon left the project as soon as Episode 6 wrapped shooting in late 2020. The production schedule paused there in part because of COVID-19 and in part because of a huge amount of VFX work that needed to be done. Philippa Goslett became the official showrunner for the second half of Season 1, due to start shooting in late 2021. Goslett came in a few months after the post-production process began and worked with the remaining creatives to finish the first six episodes ahead of their premiere. Speaking to the break in the release schedule between episodes six and seven due to production issues, HBO and HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys stated, "And there was kind of a natural narrative break at six. So that was the thought then was to air six episodes. So at least we had something to put out there for subscribers and fans." Bloys also said that Goslett and her team of writers are working through the second batch of scripts now and "we'll get a better sense of timing" when those will air as "the weeks go on." Whedon's distinctive creative touch, especially in the dialogue, could be seen throughout the first six episodes. Some sources have questioned whether the series will be able to maintain the quality and uniqueness of the show and characters, especially Whedon's distinctive style of dialogue, with a totally different person in charge of the remaining episodes.

Joss Whedon created the series and wrote and directed most of the first six x of twelve episodes. But he stepped down in November 2020 after filming for episode 6 was completed and HBO tapped Philippa Goslett as the production's new showrunner and executive producer. Whedon wrote in a statement after his departure: "This year of unprecedented challenges has impacted my life and perspective in ways I could never have imagined, and while developing and producing The Nevers has been a joyful experience, I realize that the level of commitment required moving forward, combined with the physical challenges of making such a huge show during a global pandemic, is more than I can handle without the work beginning to suffer. I am genuinely exhausted, and am stepping back to martial my energy towards my own life, which is also at the brink of exciting change. I am deeply proud of the work we have done; I'm grateful to all my extraordinary cast and collaborators, and to HBO for the opportunity to shape yet another strange world. The Nevers is a true labor of love, but after two-plus years of labor, love is about all I have to offer. It will never fade." Sources said he may have been forced to leave due to the several accusations against him about creating a hostile work environment in other films and shows, though there were no reports against him for this series,

Joss Whedon's first return to television since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-2020).

Originally airing its first season on HBO in 2021, before eventually being cancelled over a year later. Not long after, in 2023, the series was renewed by streaming service Tubi, with the second part released as their own original programming.