Television series

Warrior Nun

Name: Warrior Nun
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural
Released: 2020
Cast: Alba Baptista, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Tristán Ulloa, Thekla Reuten

A 19-year-old wakes in a morgue with a divine artifact in her spine and discovers she's been drafted into a nun-led demon-fighting order. It's a dizzy collision of superhero action, Catholic theology, and found-family warmth, played with genuine heart beneath the absurdity. Perfect for anyone who wants their faith-based stories weird, their fight scenes snappy, and their nuns thoroughly badass.

TVMaze rating

3.7

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you want nun-driven action with a sharp, irreverent streak, where swordplay and church politics share the same scene and the demons are as much a nuisance as the bureaucracy.

Skip it if you need slow, brooding mythology or prestige seriousness; the show runs loud, campy and fast, and its B-movie gloss may grate if you prefer restraint.

What it asks of you: Eighteen episodes of around forty-four minutes each, with plenty of fights and little slow setup, so it rewards half-attention on a weeknight rather than sustained concentration.

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