Bodies is a British sci-fi murder-mystery series created by Paul Tomalin. Based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer, and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winsdale. The Netflix series follows four different detectives in four different periods trying to solve the same murder in London. Bodies stars Stephen Graham, Amaka Okafor, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Kyle Soller, Tom Mothersdale, and Synnove Karlsen. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Altered Carbon (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Altered Carbon is a high-concept sci-fi series created by Laeta Kalogridis, but at the heart of the first season of this series is a murder mystery which should be interesting for the fans of Bodies. Based on a 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series is set...
Altered Carbon (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Altered Carbon is a high-concept sci-fi series created by Laeta Kalogridis, but at the heart of the first season of this series is a murder mystery which should be interesting for the fans of Bodies. Based on a 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series is set...
- 3/24/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
As we've come to learn in recent years, Netflix viewers will watch pretty much anything. Does that mean that everything trending on the streamer is bad, though? Of course not. Often, something truly deserving of the kind of global attention Netflix can garner ascends to the heights of the most-watched charts, such as when "Arrival" hit the platform and we all took the opportunity to revisit Denis Villeneuve's sleek 2016 sci-fi effort.
While Netflix's top 10 charts were basically invented to distract from the streamer's dodgy viewing metrics, they can at least help us sift through the swamp of "content" in which we find ourselves submerged in 2023. Whatever's on the charts is usually a quick way to avoid doom scrolling the homepage in search of something to watch, and this week, one British time travel murder mystery is offering us a path out of the darkness and into binge-watch-induced euphoria.
"Bodies...
While Netflix's top 10 charts were basically invented to distract from the streamer's dodgy viewing metrics, they can at least help us sift through the swamp of "content" in which we find ourselves submerged in 2023. Whatever's on the charts is usually a quick way to avoid doom scrolling the homepage in search of something to watch, and this week, one British time travel murder mystery is offering us a path out of the darkness and into binge-watch-induced euphoria.
"Bodies...
- 10/25/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Bodies is a British sci-fi murder-mystery series created by Paul Tomalin. Based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer, and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winsdale. The Netflix series follows four different detectives in four different time periods trying to solve the same murder in London. Bodies stars Stephen Graham, Amaka Okafor, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Kyle Soller, Tom Mothersdale, and Synnove Karlsen. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Dark (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Netflix’s mind-bending German thriller series Dark is the best sci-fi and time-travel series of all time and that is a statement that millions of people will agree with. Dark begins with the disappearance of two children which later on evolves into a sinister conspiracy that involves time travel and connections that tie the whole town together.
Dark (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Netflix’s mind-bending German thriller series Dark is the best sci-fi and time-travel series of all time and that is a statement that millions of people will agree with. Dark begins with the disappearance of two children which later on evolves into a sinister conspiracy that involves time travel and connections that tie the whole town together.
- 10/21/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Netflix’s latest time-travel mystery thriller, Bodies, has already become quite a rage. You’d have finished binge-watching it, most likely through one sleepless night. And now you are in the very familiar state of void again, which always hits after completing a series as engrossing as this one. You are now here, in need of something that can fill the void and make life meaningful again. Well, you have come to the right place after all. Although I have always maintained that no two shows are ever quite the similar, the ones that you are going to find in this list are going to work for you if you have loved Bodies. Some of the entries are going to be quite predictable, but there’s also going to be some surprises here. Here we go.
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10. 11.22.63
In 2016, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 11/22/63 arrived with a lot of...
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10. 11.22.63
In 2016, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 11/22/63 arrived with a lot of...
- 10/21/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Bodies is a time travel crime drama from Netflix that features a stellar cast led by Stephen Graham and Shira Haas.
Created by Paul Tomalin, the British limited series is based on the DC Vertigo comic book of the same name. Bodies explores the story of four detectives in different time periods who discover the same dead body on Longharvest Lane in East London.
Bodies made its debut on Netflix on October 19.
Read full article on The Direct.
Created by Paul Tomalin, the British limited series is based on the DC Vertigo comic book of the same name. Bodies explores the story of four detectives in different time periods who discover the same dead body on Longharvest Lane in East London.
Bodies made its debut on Netflix on October 19.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 10/20/2023
- by Aeron Mer Eclarinal
- The Direct
Warning: contains spoilers for the Bodies finale.
Bodies is a story that does not lack for ambition. Told over eight hour-long episodes set in four different time periods, and featuring a huge cast of characters and a complex, politics and philosophy-themed time-travel plot, it’s a major endeavour.
Adapting it for television was as much a gamble for Netflix as it was for Vertigo Comics when, in 2014, the DC imprint published Si Spencer’s eight-part graphic novel. Would it even work on screen? Was its multiple-thread story too complicated? Would audiences be willing to invest their time unravelling its many mysteries? Would it, in short, be a hit?
That’s the question showrunner Paul Tomalin says determined what happens in Bodies’ final moments. Tomalin told Cosmopolitan.com that while it was important that the series brought its characters to an end because not to solve their various mysteries would be a disservice to the audience,...
Bodies is a story that does not lack for ambition. Told over eight hour-long episodes set in four different time periods, and featuring a huge cast of characters and a complex, politics and philosophy-themed time-travel plot, it’s a major endeavour.
Adapting it for television was as much a gamble for Netflix as it was for Vertigo Comics when, in 2014, the DC imprint published Si Spencer’s eight-part graphic novel. Would it even work on screen? Was its multiple-thread story too complicated? Would audiences be willing to invest their time unravelling its many mysteries? Would it, in short, be a hit?
That’s the question showrunner Paul Tomalin says determined what happens in Bodies’ final moments. Tomalin told Cosmopolitan.com that while it was important that the series brought its characters to an end because not to solve their various mysteries would be a disservice to the audience,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Warning: major spoilers for the Bodies finale.
“I hope they feel like they’re coming down from a trip or out of a trance,” said Bodies showrunner Paul Tomalin when asked what he hoped viewers would take away after watching his adaptation of Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name. Job done. Eight-episode mystery Bodies tells an extremely ambitious story, and deserves to be filed alongside 1899, The Oa and Sense8 in Netflix’s trip/trance sci-fi category.
Fans of that category will know that it’s a perilous place to be when it comes to recommissioning. All of the shows above were cut short after failing to break through to a wide-enough audience – perhaps as a result of their complicated philosophical and sci-fi ideas, or perhaps for not managing to prove quite as much fun as their high concept ideas promised.
Luckily for viewers, Bodies’ characters and plots...
“I hope they feel like they’re coming down from a trip or out of a trance,” said Bodies showrunner Paul Tomalin when asked what he hoped viewers would take away after watching his adaptation of Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name. Job done. Eight-episode mystery Bodies tells an extremely ambitious story, and deserves to be filed alongside 1899, The Oa and Sense8 in Netflix’s trip/trance sci-fi category.
Fans of that category will know that it’s a perilous place to be when it comes to recommissioning. All of the shows above were cut short after failing to break through to a wide-enough audience – perhaps as a result of their complicated philosophical and sci-fi ideas, or perhaps for not managing to prove quite as much fun as their high concept ideas promised.
Luckily for viewers, Bodies’ characters and plots...
- 10/20/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In 2014 and 2015, Vertigo published Si Spencer’s eight-issue graphic novel Bodies, a mind-bending mystery about four police officers from different historical eras who discover the same corpse in the same London location, decades apart. Featuring detectives from the present day, the 1940s, the 1890s and 2053, it’s a complex conspiracy thriller about a very dark future. Originally illustrated by four artists – Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade, Meghan Hetrick and Tula Lotay – each era had its own distinct feel and look.
Spencer, who had also written on other Vertigo titles including Judge Dredd and Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, sadly passed away in February 2021, meaning he wasn’t able to see Paul Tomalin’s eight-part Netflix series adapted from his work. It’s out now, with a sprawling cast of characters including Boiling Point and This Is England’s Stephen Graham, several established actors and a handful of newcomers. Here’s more about them.
Spencer, who had also written on other Vertigo titles including Judge Dredd and Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, sadly passed away in February 2021, meaning he wasn’t able to see Paul Tomalin’s eight-part Netflix series adapted from his work. It’s out now, with a sprawling cast of characters including Boiling Point and This Is England’s Stephen Graham, several established actors and a handful of newcomers. Here’s more about them.
- 10/19/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Bodies is a 2023 British crime thriller limited series created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin. It is based on the DC Vertigo comic book and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winslade. It stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Amaka Okafor, and Kyle Soller.
Three bodies found under similar circumstances in different time periods will lead us to a future where the same sequence is repeated, but the body is not dead. Similar time periods that share arguments and a connected case to be solved over time.
A mysterious organization is behind it, controlling time.
A repeated phrase.
This new (and highly entertaining) English thriller from Netflix starts with this spectacular plot, which will undoubtedly please fans of the genre. It has it all and knows how to take advantage of and combine science fiction with a detective narrative like Sherlock Holmes.
Three bodies found under similar circumstances in different time periods will lead us to a future where the same sequence is repeated, but the body is not dead. Similar time periods that share arguments and a connected case to be solved over time.
A mysterious organization is behind it, controlling time.
A repeated phrase.
This new (and highly entertaining) English thriller from Netflix starts with this spectacular plot, which will undoubtedly please fans of the genre. It has it all and knows how to take advantage of and combine science fiction with a detective narrative like Sherlock Holmes.
- 10/19/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Bodies is a British Netflix television series with an intriguing narrative. Created by Paul Tomalin, Bodies is an eight-part time-travel science fiction series. In its first episode, we are introduced to only four timelines, with the common connection to all four timelines being a dead body. The four most competent detectives from the four different timelines are set the task of unraveling the mystery surrounding the corpse. Let’s explore the narrative to find out which timeline the corpse actually belonged to.
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What Happened To Syed?
Detective Hasan was a South Asian woman who lived with her father and her little child. One day, Hasan arrived at a spot to provide emergency attendance to control a riot, but she and her fellow police personnel were forbidden to arrest the protesters unless they directly provoked them. However, in the meantime, Hasan spotted a young South Asian boy who seemed suspicious.
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What Happened To Syed?
Detective Hasan was a South Asian woman who lived with her father and her little child. One day, Hasan arrived at a spot to provide emergency attendance to control a riot, but she and her fellow police personnel were forbidden to arrest the protesters unless they directly provoked them. However, in the meantime, Hasan spotted a young South Asian boy who seemed suspicious.
- 10/19/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
”The industry, our communities, the economy are all hurting.”
Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos addressed on Wednesday the recent breakdown in contract talks with SAG-AFTRA and repeated his assertion that the union’s eleventh hour demand for a levy was the reason the talks paused.
“We want nothing more than to resolve this and get everyone back to work,” the executive said in a Q3 earnings interview, adding that the sense of optimism over a possible end to the strike was dashed.
“But then at the very end of our last session together the Guild presented this new demand on top...
Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos addressed on Wednesday the recent breakdown in contract talks with SAG-AFTRA and repeated his assertion that the union’s eleventh hour demand for a levy was the reason the talks paused.
“We want nothing more than to resolve this and get everyone back to work,” the executive said in a Q3 earnings interview, adding that the sense of optimism over a possible end to the strike was dashed.
“But then at the very end of our last session together the Guild presented this new demand on top...
- 10/19/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Over eight plot-packed hours, Netflix’s time-spanning police drama Bodies never quite falls on its face — high praise for a genre whose convolutions reliably start off entertaining and end up infuriating.
I can’t say Bodies always makes total sense, but it achieves a healthy balance between amusingly ridiculous and just-plain-ridiculous, with its audaciously high-concept narrative consistently elevated by a top-notch cast and strong production values across several time periods. Like Sky Max’s The Lazarus Project, which TNT dropped into domestic obscurity earlier this year, it’s a decently considered dose of mid-intensity time-travel thrills, a satisfying gift for science-fiction fans.
The series begins in the present day with Shahara Hasan (Amaka Okafor), a London detective sergeant, engaging in a foot pursuit in the middle of a far-right rally and stumbling upon a body on Longharvest Lane.
In 1941, a detective (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd’s Whiteman) in bomb-rattled London gets a...
I can’t say Bodies always makes total sense, but it achieves a healthy balance between amusingly ridiculous and just-plain-ridiculous, with its audaciously high-concept narrative consistently elevated by a top-notch cast and strong production values across several time periods. Like Sky Max’s The Lazarus Project, which TNT dropped into domestic obscurity earlier this year, it’s a decently considered dose of mid-intensity time-travel thrills, a satisfying gift for science-fiction fans.
The series begins in the present day with Shahara Hasan (Amaka Okafor), a London detective sergeant, engaging in a foot pursuit in the middle of a far-right rally and stumbling upon a body on Longharvest Lane.
In 1941, a detective (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd’s Whiteman) in bomb-rattled London gets a...
- 10/18/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Bodies" is a new Brit-produced, 8-episode, live-action crime thriller TV series created by Paul Tomalin, based on the Vertigo graphic novel by Si Spencer, streaming October 19, 2023 on Netflix:
"...four detectives, four time periods, and four dead bodies - all set in London. 'Edmond Hillinghead' is an 1890's overachiever who's trying to solve a murder no one cares about while hiding his own secret.
"'Charles Whiteman' is a dashing 1940's adventurer with a shocking past. 'Shahara Hasan' is 2014's kickass female 'Detective Sergeant', who walks the line between religion and power. And 'Maplewood', an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, brings a haunting perspective to it all..."
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"...four detectives, four time periods, and four dead bodies - all set in London. 'Edmond Hillinghead' is an 1890's overachiever who's trying to solve a murder no one cares about while hiding his own secret.
"'Charles Whiteman' is a dashing 1940's adventurer with a shocking past. 'Shahara Hasan' is 2014's kickass female 'Detective Sergeant', who walks the line between religion and power. And 'Maplewood', an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, brings a haunting perspective to it all..."
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- 10/8/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“You’re not the first detective to discover this body.” This intriguing line begins the official teaser trailer for Netflix’s “Bodies,” an upcoming series with one hell of a compelling hook.
In “Bodies,” four detectives, living in four different eras – 1890, 1941, 2023 & 2053 – find the body of the same murder victim in London’s Whitechapel. They soon come to realize their investigations have them central to a mysterious conspiracy spanning over 150 years.
“It’s going to blow your mind,” today’s official teaser trailer promises.
The eight-episode series from the United Kingdom premieres October 19, 2023, and it’s based on the same-titled graphic novel from creator Si Spencer that was published in 2015.
Shira Haas, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Kyle Soller, Amaka Okafor and Stephen Graham star.
Paul Tomalin (“Torchwood”) created “Bodies” for Netflix.
The post “Bodies” Teaser Trailer – Netflix Mystery Series Sees the Same Dead Body Appear in Four Different Eras appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
In “Bodies,” four detectives, living in four different eras – 1890, 1941, 2023 & 2053 – find the body of the same murder victim in London’s Whitechapel. They soon come to realize their investigations have them central to a mysterious conspiracy spanning over 150 years.
“It’s going to blow your mind,” today’s official teaser trailer promises.
The eight-episode series from the United Kingdom premieres October 19, 2023, and it’s based on the same-titled graphic novel from creator Si Spencer that was published in 2015.
Shira Haas, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Kyle Soller, Amaka Okafor and Stephen Graham star.
Paul Tomalin (“Torchwood”) created “Bodies” for Netflix.
The post “Bodies” Teaser Trailer – Netflix Mystery Series Sees the Same Dead Body Appear in Four Different Eras appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
- 8/31/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Unorthodox star Shira Haas and Boardwalk Empire alum Stephen Graham have joined the cast for Netflix‘s upcoming drama Bodies, based on the graphic novel by Si Spencer. According to Deadline, Graham will play Elias Mannix, a central character in the story, while Haas will play one of the investigating officers, DC Maplewood. They join the previously announced Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit), Kyler Soller (The Inheritance), and Amaka Okafor (The Responder). Created by Torchwood writer Paul Tomalin, the eight-part drama centers on four detectives in four different London eras, all investigating the same murder. The narrative covers the 1890s, the 1940s, the 2010s, and the post-apocalyptic 2050. It is produced by Moonage Pictures’ Will Gould and Frith Tiplady and directed by Marco Kreutzpaintner (Beat) and Haolu Wang (Doctor Who). Haas is an Israeli actress who had her breakout in the Israeli television drama series Shtisel. She is best known for...
- 7/8/2022
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Unorthodox star Shira Haas and Stephen Graham are to lead Netflix’s mind-bending graphic novel adaptation Bodies, rounding out main cast alongside Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit), Kyle Soller (The Inheritance) and Amaka Okafor (The Responder).
Graham will play Elias Mannix, a central character to the story, while Haas, who broke out in Shtisel, will play one of the investigating officers, DC Maplewood.
Deadline revealed Paul Tomalin’s eight-part Bodies back in February, a UK crime thriller adaptation of a Si Spencer graphic novel, in which four different detectives try to solve murders in different time periods in London.
Fortune-Lloyd will play DS Whiteman, Okafor is DS Hasan and Soller is Di Hillinghead.
Line of Duty and The Irishman star Graham has developed a reputation as one of Britain’s most acclaimed actors and was most recently nominated for a BAFTA for his performance in BBC drama Time, losing out to co-star Sean Bean.
Graham will play Elias Mannix, a central character to the story, while Haas, who broke out in Shtisel, will play one of the investigating officers, DC Maplewood.
Deadline revealed Paul Tomalin’s eight-part Bodies back in February, a UK crime thriller adaptation of a Si Spencer graphic novel, in which four different detectives try to solve murders in different time periods in London.
Fortune-Lloyd will play DS Whiteman, Okafor is DS Hasan and Soller is Di Hillinghead.
Line of Duty and The Irishman star Graham has developed a reputation as one of Britain’s most acclaimed actors and was most recently nominated for a BAFTA for his performance in BBC drama Time, losing out to co-star Sean Bean.
- 7/8/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Si Spencer’s murder-mystery graphic novel Bodies is set to be adapted into a TV series by Netflix and The Pursuit of Love producer Moonage Pictures. As first reported by Deadline, the UK crime thriller has been greenlit as Netflix ramps up its international output. Created by Torchwood writer Paul Tomalin, the eight-part drama will be produced by Mooage’s Will Gould and Frith Tiplady and directed by Marco Kreutzpaintner (Beat) and Haolu Wang (Doctor Who). The centuries-spanning series centers on four detectives in four different London eras, all investigating the same murder. It begins with overachiever Edmond Hillinghead looking into a murder in Whitechapel in the 1890s. Meanwhile, in the 1940s, dashing adventurer Karl Whiteman lands the case, while in the 2010s, kickass female detective sergeant Shahara Hasan continues the investigation. Lastly, in a post-apocalyptic 2050, amnesiac Maplewood adds a haunting perspective. First published in 2014, the eight-issue graphic novel was...
- 2/28/2022
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Netflix has greenlit a UK crime thriller adaptation of Si Spencer’s mind-bending graphic novel Bodies, Deadline can reveal, about four detectives in four different London eras who find themselves investigating the same murder.
The eight-parter is produced by Will Gould and Frith Tiplady’s Pursuit of Love producer Moonage Pictures and is created by No Offence and Torchwood writer Paul Tomalin.
The series, which is the latest to come from the UK as Netflix ramps up local production, is based on Spencer’s mind-bending 2015 graphic novel which starts with a murder in Whitechapel. Four different detectives are trying to solve the murder in different time periods: 1890s overachiever Edmond Hillinghead, dashing 1940s adventurer Karl Whiteman, kickass female 2010s Detective Sergeant Shahara Hasan and Maplewood, an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, who brings a haunting perspective.
Together, the four set out to uncover a conspiracy spanning 150 years.
Beat director Marco Kreutzpaintner...
The eight-parter is produced by Will Gould and Frith Tiplady’s Pursuit of Love producer Moonage Pictures and is created by No Offence and Torchwood writer Paul Tomalin.
The series, which is the latest to come from the UK as Netflix ramps up local production, is based on Spencer’s mind-bending 2015 graphic novel which starts with a murder in Whitechapel. Four different detectives are trying to solve the murder in different time periods: 1890s overachiever Edmond Hillinghead, dashing 1940s adventurer Karl Whiteman, kickass female 2010s Detective Sergeant Shahara Hasan and Maplewood, an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, who brings a haunting perspective.
Together, the four set out to uncover a conspiracy spanning 150 years.
Beat director Marco Kreutzpaintner...
- 2/28/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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