The Wachowskis are going back to their roots with the upcoming Matrix-inspired Netflix series Sense8. The trailer has all the Wachowski trademarks: crazy fight choreography, ridiculous slow-motion gunplay, and a supernatural overtone. You can check the first trailer for Sense8 below:
I have to say Sense8 does look pretty cool, if not a little bit corny. The trailer has a bit of an outdated 90’s feel to it, but I’m still down to binge-watch this Wachowski insanity when it releases. Here’s a bit more info from Netflix on the show:
What would it be like to have 7 other selves?
Get a taste of what it means to be a Sensate in the official trailer and first look images from the Netflix original series Sense8. All twelve (12) episodes of the global dramatic thriller will launch Friday, June 5 only on Netflix in all Netflix territories around the world. The series will also be available in 4K.
From the unparalleled creative minds of The Wachowskis (The Matrix trilogy, Cloud Atlas) and J. Michael Straczynski (Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, World War Z), as well as Grant Hill (The Matrix trilogy, Cloud Atlas), Sense8 is a gripping story of eight people from around the world whose lives are suddenly and inexplicably connected in a fight for their own survival.
The international 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, Alfonso Herrera, Erendira Ibarra, Adam Shapiro, Ness Bautista and Joe Pantoliano.
Lastly, here’s a couple of official images from Sense8 that Netflix has released:
The 12-episode first season of Sense8 will launch Friday, June 5, exclusively on Netflix.
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