Parents' Guide to

Bodies

TV Netflix Science Fiction 2023
Bodies TV show poster: a woman kneels over a naked body in an alley

Common Sense Media Review

Marty Brown By Marty Brown , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

Unique detective story features nudity, suicide, drug use.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 15+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Bodies TV show screenshot 1: Detective Hasan watches an autopsy
  • Bodies TV show screenshot 2: a policeman in 1890 examines a body
  • Bodies TV show screenshot 3: Detective Whiteman stands over a body in the morgue

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age 13+

Based on 2 parent reviews

JustFacts
JustFacts Parent of 14-year-old
June 17, 2024
age 13+

Nudity and sex scenes

I am rating this show over 12 because there is male nudity and male gay sex scenes. I want to inform other parents about this in case they would rather not watch a show that contains this with their pre-teen children.
Jeff D.
Jeff D. Parent of 13-year-old
April 7, 2024
age 13+

Amazing series

It’s an amazing series one of my favourites of all time it has got quite a bit of violence but that’s the only bad part 5/5
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What's the Story?

BODIES begins when Detective Sergeant Hasan (Amaka Okafor) discovers a naked dead man in an alley. Flash back to 1941, as Germany is dropping bombs on London, and DS Whiteman (Jacob Foreman-Lloyd) discovers the same body 80 years earlier. In 1890, Detective Inspector Hillinghead find the same body in the same alley. Each of the detectives investigates the mysterious murder, which will intertwine their lives and fates in ways they can scarcely imagine.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (1 ):

This British production reimagines detective series, but more excitingly it reimagines the idea of a streaming detective series. Where most mystery stories can be infinitely expanded as detectives track down leads and red herrings, each new piece of the puzzle in Bodies completely recontextualizes the whole thing. Even describing the plot at its most basic level is a bit of a spoiler; this is one where it pays to dive in cold.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the mystery. What do you know that the detectives don't? What are the clues? What do you think happened?

  • What are the differences between each of the time periods? What are the similarities? How do the unique circumstances of each time period affect how the detectives investigate?

  • What are some themes or motifs that keep recurring on the series? How could these themes be helpful in unlocking the mystery?

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