Netflix is playing Santa Claus this month for fans of “Sense8.” The streaming service announced this weekend that just in time for the holidays, “Sense8: A Christmas Special” will arrive on December 23rd, so you can add it to your pile of annual holiday viewing. Here’s the synopsis for the two-hour treat:
The journey continues as these eight singular hearts and minds weave in and out of each other’s lives finding deeper connections, learning darker, more desperate secrets about one another and struggling to identify with more than just oneself.
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And even better, season two is around the corner. On May 5, 2017, the next batch of “Sense8” episodes will arrive, continuing the story from the first season across 10 new episodes. Here’s the official synopsis:
Picking up where season one left off, Capheus (Toby Onwumere), Kala (Tina Desai), Lito (Miguel Angel Silvestre), Nomi (Jamie Clayton), Riley (Tuppence Middleton) , Sun (Donna Bae), Will (Brian J. Wright) and Wolfgang (Max Riemelt) come together both physically and mentally, plunged into the middle of each other’s tragedies and triumphs. On the run from Whispers (Terrence Mann), and forced to question their very identity, it’s a matter of survival as the Sensates must find a way to live with, understand and protect one another against all odds.
Critical reception was initially mixed to “Sense8,” but Netflix has used their magic algorithms to determine the audience is there for a second go-round. Will you be watching? Let us know in the comments section.
Fuck critics! I loved this series! It was clever, it was unique. It was funny as hell sometimes, dramatic as hell others. It featured a wonderful array of characters that you couldn’t help caring for AND a concept that was really it’s own. Critics nowadays need to go back to film school (If they ever went) and see just how well this series was crafted. Plus you’d think a series about people all over the world from different cultures uniting mentally would be a dream for these people nowadays. LOL Unbelievable!
I´ll definitely be watching, It´s a pity the Wachowskis are taking so long between seasons