Fans go wild for Stephen Graham's new Netflix detective drama Bodies as trailer drops

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31 Aug 2023, 16:13

Time actor Stephen Graham has got crime drama fans flapping after Netflix released a trailer for new thriller, Bodies. The mind-boggling series is based on a complex mystery set over multiple eras.

The upcoming series follows four detectives on a mission to investigate their cases, each of which find an identical body. The twist? The connected victims live decades apart.

Starring Andor's Kyle Soller as DI Hillinghead in the first 1890s-based case, followed by The Great's Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as DS Whiteman in 1941, The Responder's Amaka Okafor as DS Hasan in 2023, while Unorthodox star Shira Haas portrays DS Maplewood in 2053.

Peaky Blinders actor Graham stars as an enigmatic political leader in 2053, Elias Mannix, who is a potential link to the four cases.

Graham's Mannix warns DS Maplewood in the eery trailer: "I'm going to tell you everything. It's going to blow your mind."

Based on 2014's graphic novel by Si Spencer and Dean Ormston, the Netflix series has been billed as a 'police procedural with a twist'.

Fans commented on the teaser: 'Now that’s how you do a trailer, basic, said about the plot, make it interesting, then leave them wanting more.'

'I see Stephen Graham is in this, I'll be watching the man is a legend,' said a second viewer.

'Wow, this is an impressive trailer, added to my waiting list,' wrote a third.

'Well done Netflix, you grabbed my attention,' praised a fourth.

'A murder mystery across four separate timelines? Sounds intriguing,' applauded a viewer.

'This looks incredible!! So excited for this. Finally something good to watch,' penned another.