Exclusive Interview
‘The Body’ Season 2: Cast & Creators Share Their Hopes After Wild Finale
If binge-watching The Body is a sin, there’s no saving us now.
On November 11, The Body premiered on Netflix, introducing us to the dark, twisted, and at times deliciously sapphic world of the St. Mark’s Lions, who take their drugged-up dance team initiation a little bit too far, accidentally selling their newbie Grace’s (Sofia Wylie) soul to the Devil, leaving her in a comatose state. After wannabe Lion Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) convinces team captain Anya (Kristina Bogic) to take Grace home instead of to the hospital, mass hysteria floods the town as everyone questions what happened to the priest’s niece. (Spoilers for Season 1 ahead!)
While Grace may have risen at the end of the season, we were left with far more questions than answers as she left us with two words: “I’m God.” So, are there plans for a second season of The Body? We sat down with the cast, creator Quinn Shephard, and showrunner Gina Gammell to discuss their hopes for the future of the series.
Will there be a Season 2 of The Body?
Season 2 of The Body hasn’t been announced as of November 2026, but we don’t have to start saying Hail Marys just yet. With the Season 1 premiere having just happened, the twist ending, and buzz about the series already taking over social media, we have high hopes for a Season 2 renewal.
What have the cast and creatives said about Season 2?
According to Gammell, the Season 1 finale was purposefully left vague to open the door for Season 2. She told Swooon that the ending was “a tease and a setup of everywhere that we wish to go next season, if we’re so lucky to get one.”
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As for the cast, they’re already cooking up some ideas for their characters for a potential second season. Sara Boustany confessed, “We love to pitch stuff to Quinn [Shephard] and Gina [Gammell], like probably too much. They’re so receptive.” Bogic added, “We’re all so close, and that was also the tone on set. It was very welcomed [to pitch ideas].” As for what they have pitched, the ladies stayed tight-lipped on that one.
What happened during Season 1 of The Body?
During Season 1 of The Body, the Lions took Grace’s initiation too far, convincing themselves that they accidentally sold her soul to the Devil to place at regionals. When the ecstasy in her system caused Grace to go unconscious, Lisbeth convinced Anya to drive her home instead of to the hospital, deleting all evidence that the team met up that night. Without knowledge of the drugs they took, when Grace made it to the hospital, the doctors never tested for ecstasy, leading the faith-driven town to believe divine intervention had caused Grace’s condition.
As most of the Lions reconciled with what they did in private, Elise claimed to have a prophetic vision of Grace, creating hysteria that was later egged on by Lisbeth, who was desperate to take Grace’s spot on the team.
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While Anya was questioning her own faith, she was also questioning her sexuality, sharing intimate moments with her bestie, Elise, while still claiming that she isn’t gay because she has a boyfriend.
Ultimately, it’s Anya who takes the fall for driving Grace home after she finds out that both Elise and her boyfriend, Steven (Orlando Norman), could have the crime pinned on them since Elise didn’t like Grace and Anya drove Grace home in Steven’s car. Of course, Anya doesn’t take Lisbeth down with her since she threatened to tell everyone about Anya and Elise’s relationship if Anya didn’t protect her.
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As Lisbeth tells the team that she resurrected Grace the night of the incident, Anya tells the priest that she drove Grace home, confessing to everything from cheating to same-sex attraction. In that moment, Grace opens her eyes, uttering, “I’m — I’m God.”
Sure, the Lions’ visions of Grace were fake, but this jarring statement leaves the door wide open for even more hysteria during Season 2.
Let us know what you’d like to see in Season 2 of The Body in the comments below.
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