Eight strangers across the globe become intimately linked, sharing senses and secrets while facing mysterious danger.
Surreal and intimate. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than a TV-MA usually carries. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.
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One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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The Vampire Diaries (2009)Suspenseful · date night · strong violence · emotionally heavyTwo vampire brothers share an obsession with a mysterious woman, echoing a century-old, ruthless romance.
Black Mirror (2011)Dark satire · bleak · full attention · strong violenceEach standalone story explores the chilling, darkly comedic consequences of technology on human society.
The Nevers (2021)Epic · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavyVictorian London's "Touched" women, gifted with strange powers, fight for their lives and a place in a gritty, intimate world.
Outlander (2014)Romantic · date night · strong violence · emotionally heavyA 1940s nurse is swept to 1743 Scotland, igniting a passionate, dangerous romance across centuries.Sense8 is on our Spies, LGBTQ+, Sci-fi on Netflix and Fantasy on Netflix lists.
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