''Bodies'' is an upcoming British
crime thriller
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created by
Paul Tomalin
Paul Tomalin is a British television screenwriter.
Career
Tomalin served as story editor on ''Shameless'' in 2009 on the sixth series, as well as wrote an episode. He wrote the ''Torchwood'' episode They Keep Killing Suzie (2006), with Dan M ...
based on the novel of the same name by
for
Netflix
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. The series will consist of eight episodes.
Cast and characters
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Shira Haas
Shira Haas ( he, שירה האס; born ) is an Israeli actress. She initially gained national prominence for her roles in local film and television, having won two Israeli Ophir Awards out of five nominations since 2014. In 2020, she gained in ...
as DC Maplewood
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Stephen Graham
Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' ( ...
as Elias Mannix
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Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (born 18 January 1988) is an English actor. He has played the role of Francis Weston in the BBC series ''Wolf Hall'' (2015), Francesco Salviati in '' Medici'' (2018), and Townes in the Netflix chess period drama '' The Queen' ...
as DS Whiteman
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Kyle Soller
Kyle William Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include one Olivier Award, and three ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards.
Born in Connecticut and raised in Virginia, he attended the College ...
as DI Hillinghead
* Amaka Okafor as DS Hasan
Episodes
Marco Kreuzpaintner
Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (born 11 March 1977) is a German film director, executive producer and screenwriter.
Career
In 1999, he began his career in the role of German dubbing assistant for the Stanley Kubrick film ''Eyes Wide Shut''.
In t ...
and Haolu Wang will direct episodes of the series. Kreuzpainter will direct the first and fourth episodes.
Production
Development
The series was announced in February 2022 with
Paul Tomalin
Paul Tomalin is a British television screenwriter.
Career
Tomalin served as story editor on ''Shameless'' in 2009 on the sixth series, as well as wrote an episode. He wrote the ''Torchwood'' episode They Keep Killing Suzie (2006), with Dan M ...
set as creator and executive producer. Moonage Pictures was set to produce. Danusia Samal also serves as a writer.
Casting
In July 2022,
Shira Haas
Shira Haas ( he, שירה האס; born ) is an Israeli actress. She initially gained national prominence for her roles in local film and television, having won two Israeli Ophir Awards out of five nominations since 2014. In 2020, she gained in ...
,
Stephen Graham
Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' ( ...
,
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (born 18 January 1988) is an English actor. He has played the role of Francis Weston in the BBC series ''Wolf Hall'' (2015), Francesco Salviati in '' Medici'' (2018), and Townes in the Netflix chess period drama '' The Queen' ...
,
Kyle Soller
Kyle William Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include one Olivier Award, and three ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards.
Born in Connecticut and raised in Virginia, he attended the College ...
, and Amaka Okafor were cast.
Filming
Filming began on 16 May 2022.
Joel Devlin serves as the cinematographer.
The series wrapped on 14 October 2022.
References
External links
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Upcoming Netflix original programming
British crime television series
British thriller television series
Crime thriller television series
Upcoming television series
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