The trailer is our first look proper at the series, which centers around eight people from around the world who are suddenly linked together physically and emotionally while being pursued by a mysterious organisation with deadly ambitions.
Sense8's cast includes: Brian J. Smith, Tuppence Middleton, Jamie Clayton, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Tina Desai, Doona Bae, Aml Ameen and Max Riemelt. Also, Daryl Hannah, Naveen Andrews, Terrence Mann, Freema Agyeman, and Alfonso Herrera.
Netflix announced that they had ordered a 10 episode first season for the series on March 27, 2013. The Wachowskis would later state that during filming Netflix decided to extend the first season to 12 episodes.
Straczynski hopes that the series will consist of five seasons. Before filming began Straczynski and the Wachowskis mapped out five seasons worth of stories for the series. The actors cast will all be signed for five seasons. "We pitched it as a five-year story. We've mapped out five seasons of this thing, our actor deals are being made for five seasons, five or six depending on the breaks," said Straczynski.
I am really hoping this does well so people will forget about Jupiter Ascending (although it seems to be doing rather well on ******* sites, even though the popularity of anything free is no true gauge of quality). The concept sounded a little out there, even to a Wachowski fanboy like myself.
Does anyone know how Netflix figures out if a show is popular? Obviously, they can't go by a ratings system.
