'Sense8' Confirms Christmas Special, Season 2 Premiere

Sense8 fans well know that Netflix has been deathly quiet on the subject of Season 2, most recently leaking, then backtracking on a reported Christmas special. Well, get ready to have your senses overloaded, as our two-hour Christmas special is confirmed, along with a May date for Season 2, new photos and more!

Having initially broadcast the date over its menus, Netflix now confirms that a two-hour Sense8: A Christmas Special will stream on Friday, December 23. In addition, all ten episodes of Season 2 will launch globally on Friday, May 5, while you can find the synopses for both below:

Sense8: A Christmas Special
The journey continues as these eight singular hearts and minds weave in and out of each other’s lives finding deeper connections, learning darker, more desperate secrets about one another and struggling to identify with more than just oneself.
Season Two
Picking up where season one left off, Capheus (Toby Onwumere), Kala (Tina Desai), Lito (Miguel Angel Silvestre), Nomi (Jamie Clayton), Riley (Tuppence Middleton) , Sun (Donna Bae), Will (Brian J. Wright) and Wolfgang (Max Riemelt) come together both physically and mentally, plunged into the middle of each other’s tragedies and triumphs. On the run from Whispers (Terrence Mann), and forced to question their very identity, it’s a matter of survival as the Sensates must find a way to live with, understand and protect one another against all odds.

Elsewhere, we know that the next run will see the departure of star Aml Ameen, as well as Wachowski sibling Lilly, leaving Lana in a solo directing position. Lilly sat out the season to “focus on her well-being” after coming out as transgender, and may return for a potential third season.

For those unfamiliar, Sense8 follows eight characters around the world who find themselves mentally and emotionally linked in the aftermath of a mysterious death. Its cast includes Daryl Hannah, LOST star Naveen Andrews, Brian J. Smith (Stargate: Universe), Tuppence Middleton (Jupiter Ascending), Jamie Clayton, Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Indian actress Tena Desae, South Korean actress Doona Bae, German actor Max Riemelt, Mexican actors Alfonso Herrera and Erendira Ibarra, as well as Miguel Silvestre and Terrence Mann.

We’ll hopefully have a trailer for the special soon, but watch the first season trailer again below, and stay tuned