Netflix releases first trailer for teen horror series The Body, due 11 November
Netflix released the first trailer for The Body, an eight-episode Catholic-school horror psychodrama from creator Quinn Shephard, which premieres on 11 November.
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Mixed · 2Netflix released the first trailer on Monday 12 October for The Body, an eight-episode teen horror series that premieres on the streamer on 11 November. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The streamer dropped the first trailer for the teen psychodrama Monday.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ DeadlineN “The show premieres November 11 on Netflix.” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Quinn Shephard created the series, and the Hollywood Reporter says Shephard is also showrunner and directed the first episode. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Shephard serves as showrunner and directed the first episode.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ DeadlineN “This raunchy teen psychodrama from creator Quinn Shephard (Not Okay, Under the Bridge)” Read at Deadline ↗ Left · 1The show follows a dance team at a Catholic school; its logline reads, "After a dance-team initiation gone wrong, a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in their town." The Hollywood ReporterLC “The eight-episode show, which follows a dance troupe at a Catholic school, was created by Quinn Shephard.”“After a dance-team initiation gone wrong, a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in their town.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Mixed · 2The trailer opens with students asking whether a person can contact the devil, and shows a dance-team tryout, a costume party where an initiation goes wrong, and the town asking "What happened to Grace?" DeadlineN “As a result, the whole town starts asking the same question: “What happened to Grace?”” Read at Deadline ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC ““Can a person really contact the devil? How would you know he’s around?”” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Centre · 1Deadline describes the clip as ending with Shirley Chen's character Maddie googling "Is my friend possessed by the devil?", and notes that the girls try to cover up what happened, including the presence of drugs. DeadlineN “The clip ends with Shirley Chen’s Maddie googling “Is my friend possessed by the devil?”” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2The cast includes Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, Sofia Wylie, Geena Meszaros, Shirley Chen, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jackson Kelly and The Traitors winner Gabby Windey; the Hollywood Reporter also lists Louisa Krause among the stars. DeadlineN “Shirley Chen and The Traitors winner Gabby Windey.” Read at Deadline ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, Geena Meszaros, Nnamdi Asomugha, Louisa Krause, Shirley Chen, Jackson Kelly, Sofia Wylie and The Traitors alum Gabby Windey star in the series.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Mixed · 2Shephard has said the show is a love letter to 1990s and Y2K teen movies such as Carrie and Jennifer's Body, and described its tone to Netflix's Tudum as "gritty camp"; Deadline notes it is set in the early 2000s. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Tonally, I would describe the show as gritty camp.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ DeadlineN “all set in the fun backdrop of the early 2000s” Read at Deadline ↗ Left · 1Executive producers include Peter Chernin, Amy Israel and Josh Stern for North Road, and Riley Keough, Gina Gammell and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Executive producers include Peter Chernin, Amy Israel and Josh Stern for North Road; Riley Keough, Gina Gammell and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa; and Blair Breard.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
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- Framing
- The Hollywood Reporter leads with the Catholic-school setting and the show's 'raunchy' tone, framing the trailer as a promotional first look.
- Emphasis
- Setting, logline, Shephard's stated influences and quotes, and the full cast and producer lists.
- Charged language
- “Wreaks Havoc”“Raunchy Psychodrama”“deluge of debauchery”
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“Monday’s trailer features haunting music over a deluge of debauchery, dance and suspected demonic possession.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Deadline treats the trailer as seasonal horror content, describing its scenes in detail.
- Emphasis
- A scene-by-scene account of the trailer and the cast.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not include Shephard's quotes about influences or the logline.
- Charged language
- “raunchy teen psychodrama”“spooky season”
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“The trailer for Netflix’s high school-set horror series The Body, has arrived just in time for spooky season.” — Deadline
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Left1 article
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Neutral Promotional entertainment news emphasising the Catholic-school setting, the creator's intent and the cast.
Centre1 article
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Netflix’s ‘The Body’ Trailer Sees A Dance Team Party & Initiation Take A Turn
Neutral Descriptive walk-through of the trailer's scenes, pitched at the Halloween season.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 12 Oct 16:00 First The Hollywood ReporterLC Catholic School Dance Team Wreaks Havoc in First Trailer for Netflix’s Raunchy Psychodrama ‘The Body’
- 12 Oct 16:00 First DeadlineN Netflix’s ‘The Body’ Trailer Sees A Dance Team Party & Initiation Take A Turn
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.
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