TV

Sense8

<p>Eight strangers around the globe find themselves connected—first by a violent vision, then by their shared ability to connect with one another's thoughts and actions, and finally by the urgent need to find out what happened and why. Their need to know goes beyond simple curiosity—as they pursue answers, a mysterious organization hunts them down, intent on destroying them. The intense thriller is the first foray into television (or, more accurately, Netflix) for renowned filmmakers Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski (“The Matrix Reloaded”), who created the series with J. Michael Straczynski (“Thor”). The international cast includes veteran actors known to U.S. audiences, like Daryl Hannah (“Kill Bill”) and Naveen Andrews (“Lost”), and others well-known in their home countries, like German actor Max Riemelt and Doona Bae of South Korea. In keeping with the global premise of the series, shooting takes place all over the world, including London, Reykjavik, Nairobi and Mumbai.</p>

Cast:

Aml Ameen
Bae Doona
Jamie Clayton
Tina Desai
Tuppence Middleton
Max Riemelt
Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Brian J. Smith
Freema Agyeman
Anupam Kher
Naveen Andrews
Daryl Hannah
Terrence Mann

Director:
The Wachowskis, J. Michael Straczynski

Producer:
Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski, Grant Hill, Deepak Nayar, Leon Clarance, Marc Rosen, Cindy Holland, Peter Friedlander, Tara Duncan

Written by:
The Wachowskis, J. Michael Straczynski

Metacritic Score:
63%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
69%