Netflix has set a November 11, 2026 release date for The Body, a new eight-episode drama created by Quinn Shephard. The streamer has also released the first images from the series, which follows a group of Catholic school girls whose dance-team initiation goes wrong and leaves them experiencing prophetic visions.
Those visions soon spread panic through their town, turning what begins as a teenage coming-of-age story into something much stranger. Shephard describes the series as a “raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror.”
What Is The Body About?
At the center of The Body is a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls and an initiation that changes everything.
After the dance-team ritual goes wrong, the girls begin having prophetic visions. Their experiences set off mass hysteria in the surrounding town, while the series explores the girls’ identities, beliefs, relationships, and the pressures of growing up.
For Shephard, those ideas are personal. “I’ve always been interested in the idea of girlhood as a religious experience,” she told Netflix while discussing the series. “This story is definitely my way of putting a playful spin on all the nightmares of my own teenage-dom.”
Shephard calls The Body her “most personal” project yet and describes its tone as “gritty camp.”
She also points to a very particular collection of movies behind the series. Carrie, Jennifer’s Body, Heavenly Creatures, and even Mean Girls are among the influences she named, along with the ’90s and Y2K teen movies and erotic thrillers she grew up watching.
There is another influence in the mix: The Crucible and the Salem witch trials. Shephard said she had an intense interest in both as a teenager and has found it interesting to return to those ideas through the perspective of the current political climate.
Who Is in The Body Cast?
Kristina Bogic stars as Anya Butler, Sara Boustany as Elise Zakaria, and Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth Anderson.
The cast also includes Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Franklin, Louisa Krause as Catherine Anderson, Shirley Chen as Maddie Delaney, Jackson Kelly as Leo Anderson, Sofia Wylie as Grace Franklin, and Gabby Windey as Coach Miller.
Kyra Pierce plays Bailey Bradley, with Phallon Pierce as Brit Bradley, Marcel Ruiz as Tyler Santos, Orlando Norman as Steven Maxwell, Ashley Madekwe as Theresa Franklin, Motell Foster as Michael Franklin, Cale Ambrozic as Benji, Anna Tierney as Melanie, Chloe Longname as Eden, Sarah Abbott as Olivia, Emily Roman as Claire, Michela Luci as Amy, Bella Neuspiel as Katie, Julia Lowe as Blair, and Christine Solomon as Salma.
Quinn Shephard Created The Body and Directs the Premiere
Shephard created The Body and serves as showrunner. She also directs the premiere.
Peter Chernin, Amy Israel, and Josh Stern executive produce for North Road, alongside Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa, as well as Blair Breard.
All eight episodes of The Body premiere globally on Netflix on November 11, 2026.
