Netflix has set a November 2026 release date for new 8-episode limited series The Body. The series comes from Quinn Shephard, who serves as both writer and director. Ahead of its debut later this year, Netflix has unveiled our first look at the coming-of-age drama, which Shephard calls “a love letter to all the ’90s and Y2K teen movies and erotic thrillers”.
After big success with Hulu’s true crime limited drama Under the Bridge in 2024, Quinn Shephard is making her Netflix debut with 8-episode drama The Body, which lands on the streamer in November. The gritty, coming-of-age series is written and show-run by Shephard, who also directs the premiere. The series is executive produced by Peter Chernin, Amy Israel, and Josh Stern for North Road, Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa, and Blair Breard.
The Body follows a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls — Anya (Kristina Butler), Elise (Sara Boustany), and Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) — who begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in their town after a dance-team initiation goes wrong.
“I’ve always been interested in the idea of girlhood as a religious experience,” Shephard teased in a statement. “This story is definitely my way of putting a playful spin on all the nightmares of my own teenage-dom. Tonally, I would describe the show as gritty camp. It’s a raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror.”
As for what fans can expect, Shephard compares her drama to come classics of yesteryears. “Movies like Carrie, Jennifer’s Body, Heavenly Creatures, and even Mean Girls [are all inspirations], but with a grounded lens,” she teases. “I was also a teen with an embarrassingly intense fixation on The Crucible and the Salem witch trials. It’s been very interesting to revisit that with the shading of our current political climate!”
Who has been cast in The Body?
The Body has several confirmed, core cast members. We’ve listed all of them, and their respective characters, down below:
- Kristina Bogic (Playing Gracie Darling) as Anya Butler
- Sara Boustany (Hello Beautiful) as Elise Zakaria
- Geena Meszaros (The Order) as Lisbeth Anderson
- Nnamdi Asomugha (The Knife) as Father Franklin
- Louisa Krause (The Girlfriend Experience) as Catherine Anderson
- Shirley Chen (Slanted) as Maddie Delaney
- Jackson Kelly as Leo Anderson
- Sofia Wylie (The School for Good and Evil) as Grace Franklin
- Kyra Pierce (Chicago Fire) as Bailey Bradley
- Phallon Pierce (Chicago Fire) as Brit Bradley
- Marcel Ruiz (One Day at a Time) as Tyler Santos
- Orlando Norman (Eric) as Steven Maxwell
- Gabby Windey (The Bachelor) as Coach Miller.
First Look at The Body on Netflix
When does The Body release on Netflix?
The Body releases on Netflix on November 11, 2026.
