Kristina Bogic as Anya, Sara Boustany as Elise, Emily Roman as Claire in episode 101 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Logo text Netflix has dropped the first look at its new teen psychodrama The Body, which is set to be released in November.
The streamer dropped a slew of stills from the eight-episode show, which follows a dance troupe at a Catholic school. Quinn Shephard created the series, which she says is a love letter to ‘90s and Y2K teen movies like Carrie and Jennifer’s Body. Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, Geena Meszaros, Nnamdi Asomugha, Louisa Krause, Shirley Chen, Jackson Kelly, Sofia Wylie and The Traitors alum Gabby Windey star in the series.
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The Body’s logline reads, “After a dance-team initiation gone wrong, a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in their town.”
Shephard told Netflix’s Tudum that she’s “always been interested in the idea of girlhood as a religious experience.” She added, “This story is definitely my way of putting a playful spin on all the nightmares of my own teenage-dom. Tonally, I would describe the show as gritty camp. It’s a raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror.”
Kyra Pierce, Phallon Pierce, Marcel Ruiz, Orlando Norman, Ashley Madekwe, Motell Foster, Cale Ambrozic, Anna Tierney, Chloe Longname, Sarah Abbott, Emily Roman, Michela Luci, Bella Neuspiel, Julia Lowe and Christine Solomon round out the cast.
“I was also a teen with an embarrassingly intense fixation on The Crucible and the Salem witch trials,” Shephard said. “It’s been very interesting to revisit that with the shading of our current political climate.”
Shephard serves as showrunner and directed the first episode. Executive producers include Peter Chernin, Amy Israel and Josh Stern for North Road; Riley Keough, Gina Gammell and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa; and Blair Breard.
The Body drops on Netflix on Nov. 11. Take a peek at first-look photos below.
Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Samuel Franklin and Sofia Wylie as Grace in episode 101 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Julia Lowe as Blair, Michela Luci as Amy, Sarah Abbot as Olivia, Shirley Chen as Maddie, Kristina Bogic as Anya, Sara Boustany as Elise, Bella Neuspiel as Katie, Emily Roman as Claire, Kyra Pierce as Bailey, Phallon Pierce as Brit and Gabby Windey as Coach Miller in episode 101 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth and Jackson Kelly as Leo in episode 101 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Marcel Ruiz as Tyler and Orlando Norman as Steven in episode 101 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Gabby Windey as Coach Miller and Kristina Bogic as Anya in episode 103 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Louisa Krause as Catherine in episode 104 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Kristina Bogic as Anya and Sara Boustany as Elise in episode 101 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth in episode 102 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix Motell Gyn Foster as Michael Franklin and Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Samuel Franklin in episode 105 of ‘The Body.’ Netflix THR Newsletters
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