What's new
Streaming audiences looking for unsettling teen dramas are getting a new release next month. Following the global success of Prime Video's modern adaptation of Carrie—a full-length series setting the classic story against a viral cyberbullying scandal—Netflix is preparing its own entry in the genre. Titled The Body, the eight-episode psychological horror show is scheduled to arrive on November 11, 2026.
About the series
Created by Quinn Shephard, who acts as showrunner and directed the premiere episode, The Body explores a religious-girlhood narrative centered around a small-town disturbance. The story follows a group of badly behaved Catholic schoolgirls whose drug-fueled initiation ritual goes wrong and potentially summons the devil, triggering prophetic visions and a mass frenzy throughout the community.
The production features a prominent cast and executive team:
- Kristina Bogic as Anya and Sara Boustany as Elise
- Sofia Wylie, Geena Meszaros, Shirley Chen, and The Traitors winner Gabby Windey
- Executive producers Amy Israel, Peter Chernin, and Josh Stern for North Road
- Executive producers Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, and Sacha Ben Harroche for Felix Culpa
What to expect
Shephard has described the series as a personal story inspired by '90s and Y2K teen movies and erotic thrillers. The narrative draws clear inspiration from Jennifer's Body, Heavenly Creatures, Mean Girls, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, and the original Carrie. Beyond supernatural dread, the story satirizes teenage trauma and the confusion of growing up queer and repressed. Specific details regarding additional episode directors are not specified in the source; please check the official notice.
Source: netflix new series release - BingNews · Published October 18, 2026 · Photo by Mariia Berezovsky on Unsplash