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- Netflix released the trailer for The Body, an eight-episode horror series premiering November 11, timed to spooky season
- Quinn Shephard (Not Okay, Under the Bridge) created the show, set in the early 2000s, framing high school female rivalries with 'almost biblical, high-stakes importance'
- Sofia Wylie stars as Grace, one of three new dancers trying out for the team known as the Lions; after a costume-party initiation goes wrong, the cover-up has the whole town asking 'What happened to Grace?'
- Gabby Windey, winner of The Traitors, joins a cast that also includes Sara Boustany, Shirley Chen, Geena Meszaros, Kristina Bogic, and Nnamdi Asomugha
- Amy Israel, Peter Chernin, and Johs Stern executive produce for North Road alongside Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa
- The trailer teases a demonic thread — a student asks if one can contact the devil, blood drips in class, and a classmate ends up googling 'Is my friend possessed by the devil?'
Why it matters: The early-2000s nostalgic setting, demonic premise, and female-friendship dynamics distinguish The Body from typical teen slasher fare, while Shephard's credits on prior teen-psychodramas and Gabby Windey's casting as a The Traitors winner signal a genre hybrid aimed at young-adult streaming viewers ahead of its November 11 premiere.
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