Bodies is a British crime thriller series created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin. The series is based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winslade. Bodies premiered on October 19, 2023, with all eight episodes being released at the same time.
Cast[]
- Shira Haas as DC Iris Maplewood
- Stephen Graham as Elias Mannix/Sir Julian Harker
- Gabriel Howell as young Elias Mannix
- Amaka Okafor as DS Shahara Hasan
- Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as DS Charles Whiteman/Karl Weissman
- Kyle Soller as DI Alfred Hillinghead
- Tom Mothersdale as Gabriel Defoe
- Synnøve Karlsen as Polly Hillinghead
- Greta Scacchi as The Woman/Old Polly
- George Parker as Henry Ashe
- Michael Jibson as DCI Jack Barber
Episodes[]
- "You're Dead Already"
- "Do You Know Who I Am?"
- "All In Good Time"
- "Right Up The Wazoo"
- "We Are One Another's Ghosts"
- "The World Is Yours"
- "Catch Me If You Can"
- "Know You Are Loved"
Production[]
Development[]
Bodies was announced as being in production in February 2022 with Paul Tomalin set as creator and executive producer, based off of Si Spencer's graphic novel. Tomalin wrote the series with Danusia Samal also serving as a writer for the series. Moonage Pictures was set to produce.
In July 2022, Shira Haas, Stephen Graham, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Kyle Soller, and Amaka Okafor were cast. Joel Devlin was hired as the series cinematographer, and filming began on 16 May, 2022.
Despite being set in London, the series was mainly filmed in Hull, taking advantage of the city's "Old Town" which features Victorian-era buildings. York was also a filming location, with scenes filmed at the City Cruises Boatyard and on board Hornblower Cruises boats. Filming wrapped on 21 October, 2022.