The American fantasy-drama web television series, Warrior Nun, debuted on 2nd July, this year on Netflix. This series is based on a 90s comic book character called Warrior Nun Areala written by Ben Dunn. The story of the series revolves around a 19-year-old girl who wakes up in a morgue with a new lease on life, and she finds the divine artifacts embedded on her back. Soon, she discovered that she is now a part of an ancient order, and she has been given the task to fight demons on earth. Observing her strength, both the divine forces hell and heaven wanted to find and take control over her.
This series is a remix and reinvented version of the comic that has come up with a new character called Ava Silva, a rebellious orphan. This show brings out some new characters like Shotgun Mary, Lilith, Sister Shannon Masters, and the antagonist Julian Salvius. This show offers solid performance, great storyline, and Spanish backdrop that brings out the authenticity of the characters, stakes, and mythology.
In the novel from where this series has emerged the character named Shannon, portrayed a heroic persona, but in this series, the character of Shannon dies almost immediately after her regiment of soldier sisters escapes the trap. Her death acts as a gateway for Ava to enter the scene with a halo embedded in her back, which was once rooted in Shannon. Ava wakes up from a morgue and finds herself alive. She didn’t know that she died and she also discovers her ability to walk again. Before her death, she lived in an abusive orphanage, but now when she looks at the outside world, she finds out that everything is new. She becomes aware of the halo and the powers she possesses.
This series is Alba Baptista’s first English speaking role, which she handles very fluently, and she steps onto the character’s shoes so seamlessly that the viewers cannot resist following her sacred calling. Initially, Ava is very stubborn and hesitant to join the Warrior Nuns, a non-conformist group known as the Order of the Cruciform Sword. She ignores her calling and runs away from them, and spends time with a squad of young mansion squatters led by Emilio Sakraya’s JC. Alba beautifully portrays Ava as a defiant and newborn to a new world.
The story gets interesting with each episode, and a lot of unclarity and loose ends are left for the audience until they reach the final two episodes of the show. By the end of the show, Ava has to decide if she wants to accept the task that has been given by the divine powers or not. Meanwhile, the team outlier Mary digs deep into the death history of sister Shannon and tries to discover if someone betrayed their team. On the other hand, the rival teammate Lilith grows impatient and decides to seek the halo for herself. Viewers will have a lot of questions about the mysteries in the story, and they will not get answers until the very end of the show. The storyline will keep you hooked.
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