The Body Review

Netflix’s The Body is an eight-episode drama and satire about a Catholic school dance team whose hazing ritual goes wrong, setting off visions and religious hysteria. The review says the series uses this turmoil to explore sexuality, faith and the body, while remaining a raunchy story about teenagers behaving badly.

Set in 2004, the story follows the St. Mark’s dance team after they take ecstasy at an abandoned nunnery and stage a mock sacrifice of new member Grace. The review highlights co-captain Anya’s struggle to accept her feelings for her best friend, as well as the team’s secrets and the church’s growing zeal; it praises the young cast and creator Quinn Shephard’s fresh take on familiar genre influences.