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- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary London detective sergeant Shahara Hasan (Amaka Okafor) discovers a body on Longharvest Lane. The same body is also found by a detective (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) in 1941, a detective (Kyle Soller) in 1890, and a detective (Shira Haas) in 2053 in this sci-fi mystery series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Si Spencer.
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Bodies (2023)
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 19, 2023
65
5.8
Summary London detective sergeant Shahara Hasan (Amaka Okafor) discovers a body on Longharvest Lane. The same body is also found by a detective (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) in 1941, a detective (Kyle Soller) in 1890, and a detective (Shira Haas) in 2053 in this sci-fi mystery series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Si Spencer.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Bodies takes what could be a confusing premise and crafts four distinctive stories that will eventually be linked together.
It was high time Netflix came for its slice of the quantum physical pie, and Bodies is more than able to keep up with the pack.
For the most part, Bodies is beautifully told. Yes, there are twists and turns that will keep you gripped, but the real test of the show is the capability of its leading cast (tick) and whether it gives us some heart to ground the, let's face it, absolutely mad story (tick). All in all, Bodies is well worth the watch.
Even though parts of the show sound silly if you describe them to people, nobody in the cast is performing like they’re in a silly show. That’s how Bodies ends up working as well as it does. Maybe it isn’t quite ambitious enough to become a story that lingers on an emotional level, but it does general justice to the wildness of its premise and generates investment for the humans caught in the middle of it.
Though it takes a fairly conventional approach to its craft, the unconventional premise behind Bodies — a time-hopping murder-mystery — will keep you modestly near the edge of your seat.
The problem with Bodies is that it is anti-fun: it takes itself as seriously as a judge in a wig. There’s nary a wink to camera nor a funny line to be had across the whole eight hours. If earnestness is a sure sign of a slow mind, as Nietzsche said, then Bodies isn’t half as smart as it thinks it is.
Ultimately, Bodies ends up being an exasperatingly disappointing adaptation of a good story filled with thrilling possibilities that remain largely unexplored.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 60 User Ratings
5.8
53% Positive
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22% Mixed
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 60 User Ratings
5.8
53% Positive
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
22% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
25% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Netflix
- Moonage Pictures
- British Film Commission
- Creative Sector Tax Relief
- UK Government
- Government of Malta
- Malta Film Commission
- Screen Malta
Initial Release Date: Oct 19, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
British Society of Cinematographers
• 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Nomination