Everything we know about The Body, Netflix’s new ‘raunchy, coming-of-age’ show starring Gabby Windey

What do you get when you cross an all-women dance troupe with a rebellion against Catholicism and erotic ’90s thrillers? Something supremely queer, I hope. In the words of Ayo Edebri: I’m simply too seated.

This is The Body, a new Netflix psychodrama from queer writer-director and Blame actress Quinn Shephard, starring none other than The Traitors’ sapphic supreme, Gabby Windey (plus a host of other very talented stars)

Announced back in October, the eight-part show is set to further the fascination with “raunchy” coming-of-age, sports-ish series when it’s released later this year, and with a wink-wink-nudge-nudge approach to religion, too.

“I’ve always been interested in the idea of girlhood as a religious experience. This story is definitely my way of putting a playful spin on all the nightmares of my own teenage-dom,” Shephard told Tudum last year.

“Tonally, I would describe the show as gritty camp. It’s a raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror.”

Here’s everything we know about The Body so far.

What is Netflix’s The Body about?

Described as a psychodrama-cum-teen-thriller with “mounting dread” in every episode, new Netflix hit-in-waiting The Body follows a team of “badly behaved” teen dancers at a Catholic school for girls. Early on, they attempt a group initiation ritual that goes terribly wrong, leading them to have “prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria” in their close-knit town.

It’s inspired by “‘90s and Y2K teen movies and erotic thrillers” including Mean Girls, Carrie, Jennifer’s Body, and Heavenly Creatures, with a sprinkling of historic, religious trauma. “I was also a teen with an embarrassingly intense fixation onThe Crucible and the Salem witch trials,” Shephard explained. “It’s been very interesting to revisit that with the shading of our current political climate.”

Who is starring in Netflix show The Body?

There’s a long list of women attached to The Body, including queer The Traitors star Gabby Windey, who will play the teams’ coach, Coach Miller.

Making up the team of series regulars is Howl star Kristina Bogic, PEN15’s Sara Boustany, Wayward actress Geena Meszaros, The Savant’s Nnamdi Asomugha, King Kelly’s Louisa Krause, Slanted star Shirley Chen, The Pitt actor Jackson Kelly, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star, Sofia Wylie. 

Actors including Ashley Madekwe, Kyra and Phallon Piece, and Orlando Norman will also appear.

Is Netflix show The Body queer?

While there isn’t any solid indication that The Body will be explicitly queer, it feels fairly likely. A “raunchy, coming-of-age” show about “badly behaved” teens rejecting the rules of the rigid Catholic institution they’re in? Sounds queer to us.

Plus, the show’s writer-director Quinn Shephard is queer. Her last project as writer-director? Under The Bridge, a true crime drama featuring queer actor Lily Gladstone as a queer cop. Queer, queer, queer.

Shephard will also be reuniting with Emmy-nominated Daisy Jones & the Six actress Riley Keough, whom she worked with on Under The Bridge. Keough, who will serve as the executive producer on The Body, has previously played a queer lead in 2016 film, Lovesong.

What’s the release date for The Body?

As of right now, there is no release date for The Body, but it began filming in Canada midway through last year. It seems fairly likely that it will arrive at some point in 2026, probably in the second half of the year. 

Regardless, the hype is already there for it whenever it drops. On X, formerly Twitter, sapphics are following in Ayo Edebri’s footsteps: they’re seated. Netflix employees are scared and asking them to leave because there is no release date for The Body, but they are simply too seated.

our prayers are heard! there’s a new netflix show with SAPPHIC CHEERLEADERS in a catholic school!

‘the body’ is a coming-of-age drama with supernatural mystery directed and written by women 🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/zAlkhS7Uto

— ً (@filmsbygays) January 15, 2026

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