Netflix’s ‘The Body’ Release Date, Trailer, Cast and Plot Details
Netflix will release all eight episodes of the series on November 11, with Quinn Shephard directing the opening episode. Netflix’s ‘The Body’ is a teen thriller that blends school drama with supernatural dread. Shephard serves as both writer and director on the limited series.
The show was described at its announcement as inspired by popular films from the nineties and Y2K era, including ‘Carrie’ and ‘Jennifer’s Body’. With a premiere date, an official trailer and a full ensemble now public, there is enough detail to understand what Netflix’s ‘The Body’ is aiming for.
‘The Body’ Release Date and Premiere Details
Netflix revealed first look photos and the premiere date on August 11. The streamer plans to release the full season at once, so viewers will not wait on weekly episodes.
Netflix placed the order for the series in May of last year. Cameras began rolling in Toronto in late September, and the production wrapped after 89 days of filming. That gave the team time for post production, which matters for a show built around visions and horror imagery.
Each episode runs about 60 minutes, which puts the full season at roughly eight hours. That is a sizable commitment for a weekend, though the all at once release suits a story built on escalating hysteria.
‘The Body’ Trailer and First Look Images
Netflix released the official trailer alongside a new set of images shortly before the premiere. One outlet noted that the preview looked like ideal Halloween viewing, even though the series arrives in November.
The trailer’s tagline reads “They pray hard and sin harder.” It also shows one girl on the team offering a virgin sacrifice to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for placing at Regionals. That moment captures the mix of comedy and menace the series seems to promise.
The trailer closes on a question the whole town begins asking, which is what happened to Grace. Grace Franklin is played by Sofia Wylie, so the mystery is anchored to one of the leads.
‘The Body’ Cast and Recurring Characters
The series regulars include Sofia Wylie as Grace Franklin, Jackson Kelly as Leo Anderson and Shirley Chen as Maddie Delaney. Kristina Bogic plays Anya Butler, Sara Boustany plays Elise Zakaria and Geena Meszaros plays Lisbeth Anderson.
Nnamdi Asomugha appears as Father Franklin and Louisa Krause plays Catherine Anderson. Those two roles tie the adult world of the church and the town to the students at the center of the story.
Reality television star Gabby Windey makes her scripted acting debut as Coach Miller. Ashley Madekwe plays Theresa Franklin and Marcel Ruiz plays Tyler Santos among the recurring players. Sisters Kyra Pierce and Phallon Pierce also appear as Bailey Bradley and Brit Bradley.
‘The Body’ Plot and Tone
The official logline follows badly behaved Catholic school girls who begin having prophetic visions after a dance team initiation goes wrong, setting off mass hysteria in their town. The premise places a private ritual at the heart of a public crisis.
Shephard describes the tone as gritty camp, a raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror. She has also said she has long been interested in “girlhood as a religious experience.” That idea helps explain why faith and adolescence sit so close together in the material.
Shephard first wrote the drama in her early twenties, shortly after publicly coming out. She calls it her most personal work yet.
Shephard previously wrote and directed ‘Under the Bridge’. Riley Keough, Peter Chernin and Amy Israel are among the executive producers. If a single dance team initiation can send an entire town into hysteria, will you be pressing play on ‘The Body’ the night it premieres or waiting to hear how the first reviews respond to Shephard’s gritty camp approach?
