Netflix Sets November Premiere for 'The Body,' a Catholic-School Teen Psychodrama from Quinn Shephard
Netflix has set a November 11, 2026 premiere date for The Body, an eight-episode series created by Quinn Shephard, who also directs the premiere episode and serves as showrunner — the lead creative voice on a series, responsible for its day-to-day writing and production decisions. First-look photos arrived alongside the date announcement (Deadline, 11 August 2026).
The show follows a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls whose prophetic visions trigger mass hysteria in their town after a dance-team initiation goes wrong. Shephard has called the project her "most personal" yet and described its tone as "gritty camp" — "a raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror." She named her influences as 1990s and Y2K teen movies and erotic thrillers, citing Carrie, Jennifer's Body, Heavenly Creatures, Mean Girls, The Crucible, and the Salem witch trials (Deadline, 11 August 2026).
The cast is large and spans established names and newer faces. Sofia Wylie leads as Grace Franklin. Gabby Windey plays Coach Miller, with Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Samuel Franklin and Ashley Madekwe as Theresa Franklin. The ensemble also includes Kristina Bogic as Anya Butler, Sara Boustany as Elise Zakaria, Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth Anderson, Louisa Krause as Catherine Anderson, Shirley Chen as Maddie Delaney, and Jackson Kelly as Leo Anderson. Rounding out the cast are Kyra Pierce as Bailey Bradley, Phallon Pierce as Brit Bradley, Marcel Ruiz as Tyler Santos, Orlando Norman as Steven Maxwell, Motell Foster as Michael Franklin, Cale Ambrozic as Benji, Anna Tierney as Melanie, Chloe Longname as Eden, Sarah Abbott as Olivia, Emily Roman as Claire, Michela Luci as Amy, Bella Neuspiel as Katie, Julia Lowe as Blair, and Christine Solomon as Salma (Deadline, 11 August 2026).
Behind the camera, the executive producer roster pairs heavyweight production companies with Shephard's creative team. Peter Chernin, Amy Israel and Josh Stern produce for North Road. Riley Keough, Gina Gammell and Sacha Ben Harroche produce for Felix Culpa. Blair Breard also serves as an executive producer (Deadline, 11 August 2026).
The road to a premiere date has been nearly a year in the open. Netflix first introduced The Body at its May 2025 Upfront presentation — the annual advertising showcase where streaming and broadcast platforms pitch their upcoming slates to marketers — describing it as "a gritty, coming-of-age drama" (Netflix Upfront, 14 May 2025). Filming had wrapped by July 2025, with a 2026 release window confirmed but no specific date set (What's on Netflix, 17 July 2025). Trade outlets Variety and Deadline reported the full cast in October 2025 (Variety, 3 October 2025; Deadline, 3 October 2025).
For viewers, the November slot gives The Body a clear runway into the holiday streaming season, when platforms typically stack high-profile releases. Eight episodes, one creator-director-showrunner, and a cast that mixes teen-drama veterans with adult names — Netflix is betting that a dose of Catholic horror and Y2K-style teenage chaos can find an audience.
