Wachowskis creating original sci-fi series for Netflix

"Sense8" marks the siblings' first venture into episode-based shows

Published March 27, 2013 5:55PM (EDT)

More good news for Netflix subscribers: Andy and Lana Wachowski, creators of "The Matrix" trilogy and "Cloud Atlas," have signed on with the video streaming service to create a 10-episode sci-fi season called "Sense8."

According to Deadline, the Wachowskis will join efforts with "Babylon 5" creator J. Michael Straczynski to create characteristically Wachowski-like "gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted."

"Several years ago, we had a late-night conversation about the ways technology simultaneously unites and divides us," said the Wachowskis. "And out of that paradox 'Sense8' was born.”

The show will be released in late 2014.


By Prachi Gupta

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