The Body is streaming on Netflix in the United States right now, and you don’t have to wait week to week: all eight episodes arrived Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the same day as the show’s global premiere. Netflix is the only place to watch it, and the entire first season is ready to binge.
Like every Netflix original, The Body unlocked at the same moment everywhere, which in the US means 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET. If you already subscribe, it is sitting in your feed now; if you don’t, Netflix plans in the US start at $8.99 a month for Standard with Ads, with ad-free Standard at $19.99 and Premium at $26.99.
What is The Body about?
After a dance-team initiation goes badly wrong, a group of misfit Catholic-school girls begin having prophetic visions. What starts as a secret shared among a handful of teenagers hardens into town-wide hysteria, and almost everyone ends up circling the same question: what happened to Grace? Netflix files the show under teen horror, but it leans just as hard into coming-of-age drama and psychological unease, with a current of supernatural dread running underneath the entire season.
The structure is closer to a mystery than a monster-of-the-week horror show. The visions are the engine — each one pulls the girls, their families, and the local church deeper into suspicion of one another — and the series keeps tightening that screw across its eight chapters. It is a self-contained story rather than an open-ended series, so the binge has a real ending built in, which is worth knowing before you start on a weeknight.
Who’s in the cast
Sofia Wylie, familiar to younger US viewers from Andi Mack and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, plays Grace Franklin, the character the whole town fixates on. Former NFL cornerback turned actor Nnamdi Asomugha plays Father Franklin, anchoring the religious side of the story. The ensemble around them 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
- Jackson Kelly as Leo Anderson
It is very much an ensemble piece: the horror works because the show spreads its point of view across the girls and the adults who don’t believe them, so the hysteria feels earned rather than engineered.
Who made it
The series was created and run by Quinn Shephard, who also directed the premiere and several other episodes. Shephard is coming off Under the Bridge, the acclaimed true-crime drama that starred Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough — and Keough is an executive producer here, alongside a team that includes Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment. That pedigree is a large part of why The Body landed with more attention than the average streaming horror drop: this is a prestige-adjacent swing at the genre, not a disposable scare machine.
How to watch The Body in the US
There is no second window to track and no separate add-on to buy. The show is a Netflix exclusive in the US, included with any plan. Open Netflix on a TV, phone, tablet, game console, or the web, search for The Body, and all eight episodes are there. Because the full season dropped at once, you can pace it however you like rather than waiting for a weekly release — one sitting, or one episode a night across the week.
Here’s the official trailer to set the tone before you dive in:
What to expect
This is not a cozy watch. The tone is gritty and heightened, the horror is rooted in Catholic guilt and teenage cruelty rather than cheap jump scares, and the show earns its mature rating. If you were drawn to the dread-soaked character work of Under the Bridge, or the small-town paranoia of recent Netflix mystery hits, The Body is built for the same appetite — just with a sharper supernatural edge and a younger cast at its center. Go in expecting a slow burn that rewards patience over the first two or three episodes.
Frequently asked
Where can I watch The Body in the US?
Only on Netflix. It is a Netflix original and is not available on any other US streaming service.
When did it come out?
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, worldwide, at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.
How many episodes are there?
Eight, all released at once. It is a single, complete season.
How much does it cost to watch?
It is included with any Netflix subscription. US plans start at $8.99 a month for Standard with Ads, with ad-free Standard at $19.99 and Premium at $26.99.
Is The Body appropriate for kids?
No. It carries a TV-MA rating for mature content and is aimed at adult and older-teen audiences.
Is there a season 2?
The story is told as a self-contained eight-episode season, and Netflix has not announced a renewal. Treat it as a complete limited story for now.
