Bodies on Netflix: plot and cast of the series with Shira Haas

Tratta from the namesake graphic novel by SI Spencer published in 2015, Bodies is a science fiction detective series in eight episodes of approximately one hour. A very well crafted disturbing story, which unlike other products is destined to remain etched in the memory.

Bodies, the plot: the same crime in 4 different eras

TO London, in the East end, the same body is found, in four different periods: 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053. He has no signs on his body that would allow him to be identified, there are no traces of weapons and nothing was found around him.

Four detectives, two men and two women, one for each of the four periods, they must investigate to find out who the killer is. Trying to understand what links the various crimes, the investigators discover that the clues that emerge lead to a named political leader Elias Mannix (Stephen Graham). It is suspected that this man had something to do with the murder.

The four corpses and the four investigations

The first part of the series takes place in 2023: Shahara Hasan (Amaka Okafor) chases a boy with a gun into an alley where he finds a body hit in the eye with a gun. His body is naked with a tattoo. The scene jumps back to 1941, in the middle of the Second World War. Here, Karl Whiteman (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) he is trying to escape from the German air raid but while fleeing he finds a naked body with a tattoo and a mark in the eye, probably a gunshot.

With another jump back we move on to 1890. Where Edmond Hillingheadexcellently played by Kyle Soller, is an intellectual detective who finds a dead body shot in the eye and with a mysterious tattoo. Leap forward, 2053. What will Iris Maplewood (the Shira Haas of Unorthodox), visiting a forbidden place? Naturally a naked body.

Bodies: a story full of twists and turns and an excellent cast

The series, created by Paul Tomalin and directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner and Haolu Wanga clever mix of detective fiction and science fiction. It was filmed in Leeds and Yorkshire (filming in London, where the story is set, would have been very expensive). It’s a story that takes you on a journey through time but keeps you grounded and in suspense (even with rather bloody scenes): the four temporal planes slowly intersect, the twists follow one after the other, the story thickens and requires great attention.

The success of the eight episodes is also guaranteed by a group of impeccable actors. In addition to Amaka Okaforthere is the Emmy nominee Shira Haas for Unorthodoxthe Olivier winner Award Kyle Sollerthe SAG Award winner Stephen Graham And Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (one of the protagonists of The Queen of Chess).

THE four characters are very original and well constructed, determined and resolute detectives, but at the same time vulnerable and subject to manipulation. The villain of the series is also drawn in an interesting and unusual way.

Each of the eras is represented with different visual modules, all characterized by the utmost attention to detail of the costumes and sets and by a high and refined aesthetic level. The chapters set in 1890 and 2053 are particularly beautiful. Bodies it has a story to be enjoyed, possibly without distractions, and it is a real pleasure for the eyes.

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