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Sense8
2015–2018
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #144
- IMDb #168
- Google retired #80
- Rotten Tomatoes #126
- Metacritic #162
- RatingGraph #34
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #190
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #116
- Metacritic Critics #234
- Metacritic Audience #108
- Criticker #173
- Trakt #155
Every rating
58–94
out of 100
A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.
Details
- Created by
- J. Michael Straczynski, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- Released
- 5 June 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Iceland, South Korea, Mexico, Kenya, India
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 24 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →2 wins from 13 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 | Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | Marcus Loges, Alex Boden, Roberto Malerba, Terry Needham, John Toll, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski, and Grant Hill (for: "Together Until the End") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | John Toll (for: "Obligate Mutualisms") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2019 | Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Sense8 | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2018 | LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2018 | Outstanding Drama Series | Sense8 | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | Campy TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominee |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | John Toll (for: "Obligate Mutualisms") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | Marcus Loges, Alex Boden, Roberto Malerba, Terry Needham, John Toll, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski, and Grant Hill (for: "Together Until the End") | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Drama Series | Sense8 | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Sense8 | Nominee |
| Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Sense8 | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series | Marco Giacalone and Bill Bowling | Winner |
Dorian Awards
3 nominations
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominee |
| LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominee |
| LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| First Look – TV Pilots Competition | Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski (directors), Christian Almesberger, Frank Griebe, Danny Ruhlmann and John Toll (cinematographers) (for: "Limbic Resonance") | Nominee |
HPA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Color Grading – Television | Tony Dustin (for: "What's Going On?") | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Media Television Series | Sense8 | Nominee |