It’s been a few weeks since our first official look into Sense8, the intriguing new Netflix series created by The Wachowskis with J. Michael Straczynski, and today we’ve got a huge run down of all 8 characters for the series that launches globally on June 5th.
As a basic introduction, Sense8 is a gripping story of eight people from around the world whose lives are suddenly and inexplicably connected in a fight for their own survival and if there’s one thing we’ll definitely get from the creative pair, it’s invention.
Today we’ve got a huge run down of all 8 characters or ‘sensates’ as they’re called, complete with a little video clip. You ready?
1. Name: Will Gorski (Played by Brian J. Smith)
2. Location: Chicago, Illinois
3. Height: 6’1″
4. Occupation: Police Officer
5. Area of Expertise: Protecting and serving
6. Fact: Is the first of the sensates Jonas makes contact with
7. Fact: He suffers from migraines and visions brought on by a childhood
experience with an unsolved murder
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Will into a Sensate
1. Name: Riley (Played by Tuppence Middleton)
2. Born: Iceland
3. Location: London, England
4. Height: 5’7″
5. Occupation: DJ
6. Fact: She’s caught up in the underground world of drugs
7. Fact: Her past troubles find a way into her present life
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Riley into a Sensate
1. Name: Wolfgang (Played by Max Riemelt)
2. Location: Berlin, Germany
3. Height: 5’11″
4. Occupation: Locksmith aka Safe-cracker
5. Area of Expertise: World-class jewel heists, hand-to-hand combat
6. Fact: Plenty of daddy issues
7. Fact: Takes on a high-stakes heist with his best friend, Felix
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Wolfgang into a Sensate
1. Name: Nomi Marks (Played by Jamie Clayton)
2. Location: San Francisco, California
3. Height: 5’10″
4. Occupation: Political Blogger
5. Area of Expertise: Online hacking
6. Fact: Transgender
7. Fact: Her life is turned upside down when she is told that a sudden change in
the way her brain works will kill her in six months unless she has extensive brain
surgery
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Nomi into a Sensate
1. Name: Capheus (Played by Aml Ameen)
2. Location: Nairobi, Kenya
3. Height: 5’10″
4. Occupation: Bus Driver
5. Area of Expertise: High-difficulty driving
6. Fact: Knows every back alley and loves his work
7. Fact: Optimistic, caring, he is desperately trying to earn money for medicine
that will save his dying mother
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Capheus into a Sensate
1. Name: Kala (Played by Tina Desai)
2. Location: Mumbai, India
3. Height: 5’5″
4. Occupation: Pharmacist
5. Area of Expertise: Medicine
6. Fact: Is being marched toward a marriage she thinks is right but with a man she
does not love
7. Fact: When she prays to Ganesha for help to derail the marriage, she ends up
with far more trouble than she had anticipated
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Kala into a Sensate
1. Name: Lito (Played by Miguel Angel Silvestre)
2. Location: Mexico City, Mexico
3. Height: 5’11″
4. Occupation: Actor
5. Area of Expertise: Loving, lying
6. Fact: Feels the need to be closeted to protect his career
7. Fact: The love of his life is Hernando
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Lito into a Sensate
1. Name: Sun (Played by Doona Bae)
2. Location: Seoul, South Korea
3. Height: 5’6″
4. Occupation: Chief Financial Officer
5. Area of Expertise: Martial Arts
6. Fact: Daughter of a Korean businessman, as well as an up-and-comer in the world
of underground kickboxing
7. Fact: She gets caught up in a web of embezzlement courtesy of her brother and
must decide whether or not to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her family
8. Fact: One small gene mutation turned Sun into a Sensate
Excited? We’re very interested. Here’s that trailer as well:
Sense8 debuts in all Netflix territories on 5th June, we’ll be watching – Will you?
