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Critics Say Netflix’s ‘Unsettling’ New Psychological Thriller Is Your Next Binge-Watch
A botched Halloween initiation leaves one dancer in a coma and pushes the team into a cover-up as visions and rumors spread.
- On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Netflix released The Body, a drama created by Quinn Shephard set in 2004 at St. Marks Catholic High School.
- Attempting to initiate new member Grace, the Lions dance team hosted a Halloween party at the abandoned convent 'Devil's House,' where co-captains Anya and Elise concocted a ritual involving ecstasy pills and invoking Satan.
- Following the botched ceremony, Grace fell into a coma, forcing the Lions to close ranks and conceal their involvement while facing escalating community hysteria and parental scrutiny.
- The show explores blurred lines between religious iconography and sexual imagery, featuring students in 'slutty angel' costumes as creator Quinn Shephard probes themes of teen angst within the suffocating Catholic school setting.
- Critics compare the series to Yellowjackets and The Crucible, praising sharp execution and cast chemistry, though some reviewers find the eight-hour run time uneven across its narrative arc.
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Critics Say Netflix’s ‘Unsettling’ New Psychological Thriller Is Your Next Binge-Watch
Netflix’s latest psychological thriller has received the thumbs up from critics.On Wednesday morning, a new series titled The Body premiered on the streaming platform, centring around the aftermath of a sinister initiation gone wrong at a Catholic girls school in the mid-2000s, where students experience supernatural goings on.Written and directed by Quinn Shepherd, the dark eight-parter has already been compared to the likes of Yellowjackets, Ca…
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‘The Body’ Review: Despite Modest Blessings, Netflix’s Catholic Schoolgirl Horror-Drama-Satire Leaves Much to Be Desired
Created by Quinn Shephard ('Under the Bridge'), the aughts-set series follows a group of teenagers who set off town-wide hysteria after a dance team initiation gone wrong.
·Los Angeles, United States
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