Lana Wachowski

Ask and ye shall receive, Sense8 fans. The two-hour movie wrap-up of the Wachowskis’ international sci-fi epic will arrive in June of this year, as confirmed with a first poster and synopsis.

Netflix’s Sense8 saying a premature goodbye hurts, but the streaming service decision to grant a finale certainly helps. Before we learn the sensates’ fate in 2018, check out a new clip previewing the cast’s farewell, which may or may not reveal a surprising twist.

The announcement of a Sense8 finale offered some relief from the sting of cancellation, but surely a full third season is off the table, right? Perhaps not, as porn website xHamster is tossing its hat (and presumably other clothing) into the ring to host a third season of the Netflix drama.

It had seemed especially cruel of Netflix to bail on Sense8 without some chance at goodbye, but fans were overjoyed to find their renewal efforts had actually earned the globe-trotting sci-fi drama another episode. Now, international cast and crew thank fans with an extensive new “birthday” video, offering a scant update in the process.

Sense8 was easily Netflix’s harshest cancellation to date; not from a financial standpoint, but for cutting the story short (and on the first day of Pride, at that). No more, as Lana Wachowski confirms fans have succeeded in resurrecting Sense8 for a new special in 2018!

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!

It seems so long ago that Sense8 offered any update on Season 2, or at least the Christmas special rumored to tide over fans until 2017. Now, Netflix has stealthily confirmed that new Sense8 content will arrive in late December, just in time for the holidays!

The Wachowski pedigree and a massive international production didn’t quite turn Netflix sci-fi drama Sense8 into a global hit, and Season 2 may have a minor snag even before is premiere. “Sensate” actor Aml Ameen has abruptly left the series, with a replacement already cast, reportedly owing to a conflict with Lana Wachowski.

On Tuesday, Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy Wachowski of the filmmaking sibling duo behind ‘The Matrix’ trilogy and ‘Cloud Atlas,’ came out as transgender. In an letter published to Chicago LGBT newspaper Windy City Times, Wachowski shared an impassioned message about her journey, and the unfortunate circumstances that led to her coming out.

Fans of Netflix’s globe-spanning mindtrip drama Sense8 were put on edge by the fact that the streaming service brought the Wachowski-led series to the recent TCA press tour without news of a Season 2 renewal, but never fear. You, and all seven of your other selves will enjoy a second season of Sense8 in 2016, per the official order.