During the first episodes of Bodies, you get the idea that this is another standard but good thriller in which detectives have to solve a murder. That is absolutely true, but Bodies does it with a twist so good that it not only keeps you on the edge of your seat, but leaves you with more questions after every episode.
Four different detectives discover the same body in an alley in London, but decades apart. It starts in 2023, but soon you discover that in 1941, 1890 and 2053, exactly the same body was found in exactly the same place.
Because each timeline takes place in a different period, the show also looks different each time. It is especially cool to see London in 1941 and 1890, with everything that comes with those eras. Bodies is sometimes a costume drama during the 1890 scenes, a war drama in 1941, and the story set in 2053 can easily compete with a recent science-fiction film.
Every episode is about puzzling, crossing things out and starting again. The visuals, the twist in the story, the many question marks and the excellent actors make Bodies one of the most intriguing series of recent times.
Genre: Thriller, crime
Length: 1 season, 8 episodes
Watch on: Netflix