Global InformationSense8 season 1 information
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| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | June 5, 2015 |
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The first season of Sense8, an American science fiction drama television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski, follows eight strangers from different parts of the world who suddenly discover that they are "sensates"; human beings who are mentally and emotionally linked. The season was produced for Netflix by the Wachowskis' Anarchos Productions and Straczynski's Studio JMS, along with Javelin Productions and Georgeville Television.[1] Unpronounceable Productions was set up to oversee production for the show.[2][3][4]
A multinational ensemble cast starring Brian Jacob Smith, Jamie Clayton, Tuppence Middleton, Aml Ameen, Doona Bae, Max Riemelt, Tina Desai, and Miguel Ángel Silvestre portray the suddenly connected strangers. Freema Agyeman, Terrence Mann, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, and Daryl Hannah also star. The season acts as the origin story for the eight sensates.[5] All episodes were written by the Wachowskis and Straczynski and the majority of them were directed by the Wachowskis, with the remainder being divided between their frequent collaborators James McTeigue, Tom Tykwer, and Dan Glass.[6] Filming took place almost entirely on location in nine cities around the world: Berlin, Chicago, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Nairobi, Reykjavík, San Francisco, and Seoul.
All 12 episodes of the season became available for streaming on Netflix on June 5, 2015 and were met with generally favorable critical reception. The season was noted for its representation of LGBTQ characters and themes, winning the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series. It was also recognized with a Location Managers Guild award for its use of locations as an integral part of the story, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
- ^ Brian Lowry (May 27, 2015). "TV Review: 'Sense8'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ "Ep. 129 - J. Michael Straczynski Talks Sense8 and the 53 Hour Screenplay" (Podcast). Rotten Tomatoes. June 12, 2015. Event occurs at 17:35. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via SoundCloud.
J. Michael Straczynski: My recommendation, when we formed our company to do the show, they were looking for a name for the company and I said, Wachowski.. Wachowski and Straczynski.., let's call it "Unpronounceable Productions". And that's what it is.
- ^ J. Michael Straczynski [@straczynski] (August 18, 2014). "Our long names are also the reason we named the Sense8 production company Unpronounceable Productions" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Meagan Damore (October 21, 2013). "NYCC: J. Michael Straczynski Opens Up on His Past and Present". Comic Book Resources. Valnet. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Joseph McCabe (August 6, 2015). "J. Michael Straczynski and the Cast of Netflix's SENSE8 Look Ahead to Season 2". Nerdist. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Grant Hill (May 7, 2015). "First Trailer For The Wachowskis' Sense8 Released". GamesRadar+ (Interview). Interviewed by Jordan Farley. Future plc. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.