8 Character Trailers for The Wachowskis' Netflix Series SENSE8
Netflix has released eight character trailers for their upcoming sci-fi series Sense8. The show comes from the minds of The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski. The story centers on eight people scattered around the globe who are connected by a shared — violent — vision. These characters find themselves "mentally and emotionally connected" with each other through technology. They have no idea why, and they are being hunted down by an organization who wants to capture or kill them.
The Wachowskis' last two films, Cloud Atlas and Jupiter Ascending, didn't do too well, but maybe they've got something here that will work. I like what I've seen in the trailers. It seems like a fascinating story with interesting characters. Maybe this series could be their next big thing.
The characters include "a closeted Mexican telenovela hunk, an Icelandic party girl, a German safe-cracker, a Korean businesswoman, an African bus driver and a transgender American blogger (a la Lana?). Perhaps most intriguing, though, are Jonas, an apparently magic African-American who appears to all of the 'visionaries,' and his evil counterpart, Mr. Whispers (arguably the best-named villain since The X-Files’ Cigarette-Smoking Man)."
The series stars Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill), Naveen Andrews (Lost), Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Tuppence Middleton (Jupiter Ascending), Aml Ameen (The Butler), Terrence Mann (The Dresden Files), Jamie Clayton (Hung), Miguel Silvestre (I’m So Excited!), Tena Desae (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Doona Bae (Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending), Max Riemelt (The Depraved), Erendira Ibarra (Capadocia), and Alfonso Herrera (El Diez).
The 12-episode series will hit Netflix on June 5th,