The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski have worked with executive producer Grant Hill on a gripping new story following eight people around the world whose lives are weaved together in a fight for their own survival.
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Sense8 is the latest Netflix original series coming to the streaming platform, and we've got the low down on the eight characters we'll all be introduced to in this dramatic new series.
Will Gorski (Brian J. Smith)
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Height: 6'1"
- Occupation: Police Officer
- Area of Expertise: Protecting and serving
- Fact: Is the first of the sensates Jonas makes contact with
- Fact: He suffers from migraines and visions brought on by a childhood experience with an unsolved murder
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Will into a Sensate
Riley (Tuppence Middleton)
- Born: Iceland
- Location: London, England
- Height: 5'7"
- Occupation: DJ
- Fact: She's caught up in the underground world of drugs
- Fact: Her past troubles find a way into her present life
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Riley into a Sensate
Wolfgang (Max Riemelt)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Height: 5'11"
- Occupation: Locksmith AKA Safe-cracker
- Area of Expertise: World-class jewel heists, hand-to-hand combat
- Fact: Plenty of daddy issues
- Fact: Takes on a high-stakes heist with best friend Felix
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Wolfgang into a Sensate
Nomi Marks (Jamie Clayton)
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Height: 5'10"
- Occupation: Political Blogger
- Area of Expertise: Online hacking
- Fact: Transgender
- 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
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Nomi into a Sensate
Capheus (Aml Ameen)
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Height: 5'10"
- Occupation: Bus Driver
- Area of Expertise: High-difficulty driving
- Fact: Knows every back alley and loves his work
- Fact: Optimistic, caring, he is desperately trying to earn money for medicine that will save his dying mother
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Capheus into a Sensate
Kala (Tina Desai)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Height: 5'5"
- Occupation: Pharmacist
- Area of Expertise: Medicine
- Fact: Is being marched toward a marriage she thinks is right but with a man she does not love
- Fact: When she prays to Ganesha for help to derail the marriage, she ends up with far more trouble than she had anticipated
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Kala into a Sensate
Lito (Miguel Angel Silvestre)
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Height: 5'11"
- Occupation: Actor
- Area of Expertise: Loving, lying
- Fact: Feels the need to be closeted to protect his career
- Fact: The love of his life is Hernando
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Lito into a Sensate
Sun (Doona Bae)
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Height: 5'6"
- Occupation: Chief Financial Officer
- Area of Expertise: Martial Arts
- Fact: Daughter of a Korean businessman, as well as an up-and-comer in the world of underground kickboxing
- 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
- Fact: One small gene mutation turned Sun into a Sensate
All 12 episodes of the brand new global dramatic thriller Sense8 will launch on Netflix Friday, June 5.