First Update on Netflix’s ‘The Body’ Season 2 Is Here

Netflix has a new original series on its hands, and viewers who finished it want to know what happens next. ‘The Body’ went up on November 11 with all 8 episodes, and many fans are already asking about a second season of ‘The Body’. That’s a good sign for a show with no previous seasons or source material behind it.

The series, created by Quinn Shephard, follows a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls who begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in their town after a dance-team initiation. It draws inspiration from ‘Carrie’, ‘Jennifer’s Body’, ‘Heavenly Creatures’ and ‘Mean Girls’, and comes from the writer-director behind Hulu’s ‘Under the Bridge’.

So far, Netflix has yet to reveal whether ‘The Body’ will return for a second season. As of November 14, it has neither renewed nor canceled the series. The first update on the future of ‘The Body’ comes straight from Shephard, though, and it’s encouraging.

She told What’s On Netflix that “we’d be so lucky if we got one.” She added that her ideas for another season are already percolating, and co-showrunner Gina Gammell shares them.

The pair have also said they’re manifesting a second season, and that they already know where the story would go. If Netflix gives the go-ahead, Shephard is reported to be the one writing it. She has even said she’d likely listen to the series’ score while writing, likening it to a Catholic Mass turned into a rave.

The finale leaves the door wide open. Grace finally wakes up and declares that she’s God, while Lisbeth has told the dance team she thinks she resurrected Grace from the dead. Shephard is particularly excited to give Grace more dialogue, since for most of the first season she was a visionary force more than anything else.

The show also isn’t positioned as a one-off. It isn’t listed as a limited series, as Netflix shows often are. Forbes contributor Paul Tassi notes that it’s risky to write a Netflix show expecting a renewal, but the cliffhanger suggests the creators did exactly that.

Performance is where the case gets stronger. ‘The Body’ debuted at No. 4 on the U.S. top 10 and has since climbed to the runner-up spot. It also holds an 86% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and an incredible 98% audience score, a figure you practically never see on the site.

Tassi also points to cost. With an unknown cast and almost no special effects, the series is likely cheap to make, which is something Netflix loves. Netflix cares more about viewership and finish rates than reception, and the audience enthusiasm suggests both are in good shape.

First trailer for ‘THE BODY.’ The series follows a group of badly-behaved Catholic school girls, who begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in town after a dance-team initiation goes wrong. Premiering November 11 on Netflix. https://t.co/TvYuRi5xwj

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Fans shouldn’t panic if nothing arrives immediately. According to Tassi, Netflix renewals can take time, but new hits sometimes get very fast green lights, and any wait is more likely to be weeks than months. A decision would most likely follow Netflix’s published viewing figures for the release week, which the streamer posts on a weekly cycle.

If the series does return, one outlet suggests it could easily come back in late 2027, since it has no big movie stars with busy schedules. For now, none of the actors, including Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, Geena Meszaros, Sofia Wylie and Shirley Chen, have been officially confirmed for a second season, since Netflix hasn’t announced a renewal.

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