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Based on a Graphic Novel — Bodies adapts Si Spencer’s 2014 DC/Vertigo graphic novel of the same name, which was itself praised for its innovative multi-era structure and complex non-linear storytelling.
Four Directors, Four Eras — Each of the four time periods was directed by a different director — Marco Kreuzpaintner, Haolu Wang, Julia Ford, and Thomas Vincent — to give each era its own distinct visual identity.
Shot in London — The production used real London locations across multiple boroughs, with extensive period-accurate set dressing to convincingly transform the same streets into four different centuries.
Netflix’s First UK Graphic Novel Adaptation — Bodies was reported to be Netflix’s first original series adapted from a British graphic novel, representing a significant commissioning milestone for the streamer’s UK operations.
Shira Haas’s Second Major English-Language Role — Israeli actress Shira Haas, who rose to international prominence in Unorthodox, plays Detective Maplewood in the 1941 timeline, continuing her transition into high-profile English-language television.
Paul Tomalin Solo Adaptation — Adapting a non-linear graphic novel with four parallel timelines into a coherent eight-episode series was achieved by a single screenwriter, Paul Tomalin — an unusually unified creative vision for such a complex project.
Top 10 in 37 Countries — On its release weekend, Bodies entered Netflix’s Top 10 in 37 countries simultaneously, making it one of the streamer’s most globally distributed British originals of 2023.
When the same unidentified corpse is discovered in the same alley in London across four different time periods — 1890, 1941, 2023, and 2053 — four detectives living a century apart find themselves drawn into a single, impossible mystery. As each investigator peels back the layers of their individual cases, the terrifying truth of what connects the four eras begins to emerge.
Based on Si Spencer’s acclaimed graphic novel and adapted by Paul Tomalin, Bodies is a fiercely inventive genre puzzle that trusts its audience to hold four timelines simultaneously in mind. Each era has its own visual language and social texture — gas-lit Victorian London, Blitz-era wartime, contemporary multiculturalism, authoritarian near-future — yet the central mystery pulls all four threads toward a single devastating knot.
The show became a quiet Netflix sensation on its arrival in late 2023, celebrated for its exceptional production design, its refusal to condescend to viewers, and a quartet of lead performances — Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Kyle Soller, Shira Haas, and Amaka Okafor — that anchor the complexity with genuine human urgency.
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