Netflix's The Body: Catholic school teen drama set in 2004
Netflix's new YA drama The Body, from Under the Bridge creator Quinn Shephard, mixes a 2004 Catholic school setting with a Halloween party gone wrong.
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Quick answer
The Body is a new Netflix YA drama set at a Catholic school in Halloween 2004. The Guardian describes it as a camp, retro high school story in which an initiation ritual at an abandoned convent leaves a new student comatose. It comes from Quinn Shephard, creator of Under the Bridge.
Key facts
- The Body is set at St Mark's Catholic school on Halloween 2004.
- The series comes from Quinn Shephard, creator of Under the Bridge.
- The central trio of actors are relative newcomers, according to The Guardian's review.
- A Forbes headline says the show deserves its 98% Rotten Tomatoes audience score.
What is The Body about?
The Body is set on Halloween 2004 at St Mark's Catholic school, where the dance troupe, the Lions, sit at the top of the social order. Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) and her brother Leo (Jackson Kelly) are previously homeschooled outcasts who live with their unwell mother.
Lisbeth is invited to a Halloween party at an abandoned convent nicknamed Devil's House. There, an initiation ritual leaves Grace (Sofia Wylie), the devout niece of the school's priest, comatose, while the Lions experience hallucinations and seizures.
How is The Body being received?
The Guardian's review calls the show gleefully camp, sexy without being seedy, and full of references to its 2004 setting, including Bring It On and But I'm a Cheerleader. It also compares the show's tone to Cruel Intentions.
The reviewer says creator Quinn Shephard has a firm grasp of the whiplash of adolescence, and that the three newcomer leads turn familiar stereotypes into something more ragged and interesting. The review also reads the show as drawing parallels between adolescence and religion.
A Forbes headline calls it Netflix's best new show and says it deserves its 98% Rotten Tomatoes audience score. The article text was not available to us.
Is The Body actually scary?
IMDb has run a piece asking whether the series is scary and what horror fans should expect, but its text was not available to us. The Guardian describes the show as moody and gothic, with heavy symbolism, including a lot of writhing snakes.
Frequently asked questions
Who created The Body on Netflix?
Quinn Shephard, who also created Under the Bridge.
When is The Body set?
Halloween 2004, at St Mark's Catholic school.
Who stars in The Body?
The cast includes Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth, Jackson Kelly as Leo, Sofia Wylie as Grace, Kristina Bogic as Anya and Sara Boustany as Elise.
