Disney's NAUTILUS never made it to Disney+ in Aug'23 & spent an unworthy year in turn-around hell until they eventually sold SEVEN STORIES & MOONRIVER's excellent production to various other streamers. James Dormer & Michael Mathews' superb production is brilliantly structured, cast, directed & realised: the dialogue could do with being more characterful - too many characters sound too similar & anachronistic - but the performances make up for it. the design is exquisite, but the cinematography needs more life & variety to really show it all off to the best. the international, multi-ethnic cast are wonderful, and the visuals for a 10-part cinematic series are just MINT! the budget shows in tall the right places. it really didn't deserve mouse-houses censure, nor the shade it has since encountered... it's by no means a "kids'" show...
