Sense8 is a science fiction drama television series
broadcast via the Netflix online streaming service, and is one of their
original series, standing alongside such others as House of Cards and Narcos.
It could be considered a very postmodern work in a number of different ways.
For example, the whole concept could be considered postmodern. It tells a
non-linear narrative about eight individual characters, each with their own
storyline, told through short sections of around four to six minutes, which are
seemingly unrelated but connected by themes. The story features telepathy,
which is a non-standard form of communication and a fantastical element that
does not exist in the real world. The pilot episode features characters
appearing out of thin air, either as a hallucination or as a spectral illusion,
which is not made fully clear, and is not apparent in the real world, or only
apparent to the person having the visions, which invites the audience into the
world of the show and almost breaks the fourth wall. The multiple storylines
are confusing, and throw characters in and out left, right and centre, much
like reality, where there are many people we do not know around us all the
time. The show is blurring the lines between reality and fiction in this way.
It features characters who are a part of the LGBT community, which is a very
modern development and has only recently become socially acceptable. One
character is both trans and gay, which stays true to the actor playing the
part. One character hears things that are not there, and it is unclear whether
this is diegetic or non-diegetic, which can be seen as postmodern. There is a
story within a story. The whole thing is very blurred and postmodern.
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