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Sense8, is a 2015 Netflix series that is currently shooting. It is created, written and directed by The Wachowskis (of The Matrix Trilogy fame) and J. Michael Straczynski (of Babylon 5 fame) and will shoot in 8 different countries with a pre-planned arc of 5 seasons. edit: I should mention the cast has signed for all 5 Seasons of the show (should they be made).

The cast was reported in the other thread, but "new thread for new news".

http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/netflix-wachowski-series-sense8-cast-naveen-andrews-darryl-hannah/

Lost alum Naveen Andrews, Daryl Hannah and Stargate Universe‘s Brian J. Smith are among the 14-member international cast of Sense8, Netflix‘s 10-episode sci-fi drama series from the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski. Also cast in the show, expected to debut next year, are British actors Tuppence Middleton, who appears in Wachowskis’ upcoming film Jupiter Ascending; British actors Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner, Lee Daniels’ The Butler) and Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who, Torchwood), Indian actress Tena Desae, South Korean actress Doona Bae, German actor Max Riemelt, Mexican actors Alfonso Herrera and Erendira Ibarra as well as Jamie Clayton, Miguel Silvestre and Terrence Mann.

As for the plot:

“The series follows eight characters around the world who, in the aftermath of a tragic death, find themselves linked to each other mentally and emotionally,” he told Deadline. “They can not only see and talk to each other as though they were in the same place, they have access to each other’s deepest secrets. Not only must they figure out what happened and why and what it means for the future of humanity, they must do so while being hunted by an organization out to capture, kill or vivisect them.”

edit Meet the 8 of SENSE8 in sexy, maybe, where applicable, poses:

Jamie Clayton as Nomi, a transgender American blogger, basically Lana Wachowski's alter ego. The actress is transgender herself.

Doona Bae as Sun, a Korean businesswoman.

Max Riemelt as Wolfgang, a German safe-cracker.

Tuppence Middleton as Riley, an Icelandic party girl.

Tena Desae as Kala, an Indian woman working for a pharmaceutical company.

Aml Ameen as Capheus, an African bus driver.

Brian J. Smith as Will, a Chicago cop.

Miguel Silvestre as Lito, a closeted Mexican telenovela hunk.

All 8 of them are the exact same age, for plot reasons.

 

[BuggyDClown]

I'm in. Lets hope it's fucking awesome. They had me at Naveen Andrews.

 

[Dalek]

Oh wow. Legit excited.

Martha Jones!

 

[James Woods]

Sounds awful.

 

[Joco]

Hopefully this turns out well. The brief plot description makes me skeptical.

 

[Kraftwerk]

Will watch because of J. Michael Straczynski. Hopefully it is great.

 

[DieH@rd]

Will watch. I hope it will be good.

 

[Akahige]

Ugh Martha from Doctor Who, should have got the sister from show instead.

 

[MisterFalcon]

I hope they get the means to pull off their crazy ambitious series. Glad to see some actors from outside Hollywood and Europe, I remember Erandira Ibarra from HBO South America's Cappadocia where her storyline was incredibly heartbreaking.

 

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I should mention the cast has signed for all 5 Seasons of the show (should they be made).

And I put a picture of Stargate Universe's Brian J. Smith in the OP as well.

 

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Meet the 8 of SENSE8 in sexy, maybe, where applicable, poses:

Jamie Clayton as "a transgender American blogger", basically Lana Wachowski's alter ego. The actress is transgender herself.

Doona Bae as "a Korean businesswoman".

Max Riemelt as "a German safe-cracker".

Tuppence Middleton as "an Icelandic party girl" I guess?

Tena Desae as ?

Aml Ameen as "an African bus driver" or "Jonas, an apparently magic African-American who appears to all of the “visionaries,”"?

Brian J. Smith as "his evil counterpart, Mr. Whispers"?

Miguel Silvestre as "a closeted Mexican telenovela hunk"

 

[Funky Papa]

I've heard is a complete MESS of a show, but I'm in for Naveen.

Also, Martha Jones AND Tuppence Middleton? Mmm... I guess I could make arrangements.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Wachowskis have yet to make something I don't love so I'm in.

 

[Parallax]

Magical negro... still hilarious

 

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I hope they get the means to pull off their crazy ambitious series. Glad to see some actors from outside Hollywood and Europe, I remember Erandira Ibarra from HBO South America's Cappadocia where her storyline was incredibly heartbreaking.

I recently read that JMS said they had been trying to make it for a while but it wasn't even technologically possible:

We'd tried it before but the show was way ahead of the technology and the ambition of the networks; now at last we can do it.

 

[infiniteloop]

Martha's in this? bail out

 

[RS4-]

Sounds interesting enough, could always use more sci fi on the telly

 

[cheststrongwell]

"Magical African-Amarican" still cracks me up.

 

[Jakabok]

Tuppence Middleton lulz. Did her parents not realise 'tuppence' is slang for clit?

 

[Tucah]

Nothing I've read yet has sold me on it but I'll still give it a shot. The world could always use more good sci-fi.

 

[pants]

I hope it's more Babylon 5 than Matrix

 

[JDSN]

"Jonas, an apparently magic African-American who appears to all of the “visionaries,”"?

Literally magical.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I am so ready for this. Glad Netflix picked it up.

 

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Tuppence Middleton lulz. Did her parents not realise 'tuppence' is slang for clit?

Tuppence has explained her grandmother nicknamed her mother like that and then she gave the name to her. And yes her mother didn't know.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

short haired Tuppence is my crush though, so I can forgive her name

 

[Tim the Wiz]

"Magical African-Amarican" still cracks me up.

So ambitious.

 

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So ambitious.

And invalid as it's not the official description of the character.

 

[ivysaur12]

Sounds awful.

The script certainly didn't inspire confidence that this will be anything more than a pretentious mess :-/

Hated it. The worst type of television -- hollow art that really wants you think it Means Something without any substance or pathos. It's just a bunch of cliches thrown together.

 

[jetpacks was yes]

Bae Doona is a wonderful actress. Very cool.

 

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The script certainly didn't inspire confidence that this will be anything more than a pretentious mess :-/

Which of the ten episodes have you read?

 

[ivysaur12]

Which of the ten episodes have you read?

The first. And it was pretty bad.

 

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The first. And it was pretty bad.

So basically the equivalent of a pilot? You might still like it then.

Now, does the transwoman's name begins with an L, like Lana's? That's what a little bird told me. PMs are accepted.

 

[User 100115]

I'm in. Lets hope it's fucking awesome. They had me at Naveen Andrews.

Gotta admit, me too.

 

[Jarmel]

The script certainly didn't inspire confidence that this will be anything more than a pretentious mess :-/

Hated it. The worst type of television -- hollow art that really wants you think it Means Something without any substance or pathos. It's just a bunch of cliches thrown together.

Well that's worrying.

 

[.la1n]

Bae Doona is a great actress, happy to see she is getting more international work.

 

[kerotan_eater]

Multi-ethnic and international characters, that's always a nice thing. Let's just hope they don't fall on too many stereotypes though.

The Wachowskis are pretty cool.

 

[butalala]

I hope Naveen's character spends all of his time untangling wires, defusing bombs and jerry-rigging electronics out of old junk. That was my favorite aspect of Sayid.


Does anyone else think it's boring and a little condescending that sci fi shows keep using the same actors? Remember when Helo showed up in like three genre shows post BSG? Tricia Helfer is doing the same thing. Make a good show with good actors and it doesn't matter if we remember them from our previous favorite shows. (Good on the actors for keeping in work though. I understand that they're probably the kind of stars that need to work to eat).

 

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Apparently Miguel Silvestri is a typo and his name is actually Miguel Silvestre or Miguel Ángel Silvestre so I'm going to update the OP.

 

[ivysaur12]

So basically the equivalent of a pilot? You might still like it then.

Now, does the transwoman's name begins with an L, like Lana's? That's what a little bird told me. PMs are accepted.

I've read good pilots. This was not one.

Multi-ethnic and international characters, that's always a nice thing. Let's just hope they don't fall on too many stereotypes though.

The Wachowskis are pretty cool.

We meat the Korean woman as she's doing Tai Chi on a roof as the sun rises above her.

 

[GK86]

2015? Guess I missed when they pushed it back. Still looking forward to it.

 

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I've read good pilots. This was not one.

But we covered this already. You would have provided a counterpoint to my "you might still like it" post if you had replied "I've read bad pilots. None of them ever translated to a good show." instead of reiterating that you didn't like #1 out of the 10 scripts of the season. ;P

 

[Bold One]

Freema Agyman is breathtakingly stunning

her booty is divine

 

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Naveen Andrews in San Francisco for SENSE8?

https://twitter.com/naveen_andrews/status/480461954910527488/photo/1

PS Happy birthday Lana Wachowski!

 

[jon bones]

you had me at naveen andrews

 

[wildfire]

Will watch because of J. Michael Straczynski. Hopefully it is great.

If it's really good like B5 I hope this time he gets more recognition.

 

[Father_Brain]

The script certainly didn't inspire confidence that this will be anything more than a pretentious mess :-/

Hated it. The worst type of television -- hollow art that really wants you think it Means Something without any substance or pathos. It's just a bunch of cliches thrown together.

Well, Cloud Atlas got a lot of criticism along those lines, and I loved it despite its (very significant) flaws, so I'm hopeful that this will turn out similarly. But not sold. Either way, I fully expect a pretty divided reaction.

 

[hateradio]

And invalid as it's not the official description of the character.

Not to mention that if he's African, he wouldn't be "African-American."

 

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I don't know what's funnier; the fact the Wachowskis joked they "wanted to work with Joe Straczynski for years, chiefly due to the fact his name is harder to pronounce" than theirs; the fact JMS "joked that the show will run under Unpronounceable Productions."

...or the fact that's exactly how they ended up naming their collaboration.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jh4th

Set Designer
"Sense8" - Unpronounceable Productions for Netflix

June 2014 – Present (1 month) Chciago

 

[Fix The Scientist]

Sense8, is a 2015 Netflix series that is currently shooting. It is created, written and directed by The Wachowskis

No thank you.

 

[Femmeworth]

Please don't be bad.

The script certainly didn't inspire confidence that this will be anything more than a pretentious mess :-/

Hated it. The worst type of television -- hollow art that really wants you think it Means Something without any substance or pathos. It's just a bunch of cliches thrown together.

Fuck.