<s>
Sense8	O
(	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
word	O
sensate	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
science	O
fiction	O
drama	O
streaming	O
television	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Lana	O
and	O
Lilly	O
Wachowski	O
and	O
J	O
.	O
Michael	O
Straczynski	O
for	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
's	O
first	O
season	O
introduced	O
a	O
multinational	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
,	O
with	O
Aml	O
Ameen	O
,	O
Bae	O
Doona	O
,	O
Jamie	O
Clayton	O
,	O
Tina	O
Desai	O
,	O
Tuppence	O
Middleton	O
,	O
Max	O
Riemelt	O
,	O
Miguel	O
Ángel	O
Silvestre	O
,	O
and	O
Brian	O
J	O
.	O
Smith	O
portraying	O
eight	O
strangers	O
from	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
who	O
suddenly	O
discover	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
sensates	B-Application
"	O
:	O
human	O
beings	O
who	O
are	O
mentally	O
and	O
emotionally	O
linked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
central	O
theme	O
is	O
an	O
embrace	O
of	O
empathy	B-Language
across	O
difference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
Netflix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
cancelled	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
ended	O
with	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
in	O
expectation	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
then	O
under	O
negotiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eight	O
discover	O
that	O
they	O
form	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
"	O
sensates	B-Application
"	O
:	O
human	O
beings	O
who	O
are	O
mentally	O
and	O
emotionally	O
linked	O
,	O
can	O
sense	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
share	O
their	O
knowledge	O
,	O
language	O
and	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
sensate	B-Application
named	O
Jonas	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
involved	O
with	O
Angelica	O
,	O
comes	O
to	O
their	O
aid	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sinister	O
Biologic	O
Preservation	O
Organization	O
(	O
BPO	O
)	O
and	O
Whispers	O
,	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
sensate	B-Application
inside	O
BPO	O
,	O
attempt	O
to	O
hunt	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
sensates	B-Application
and	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
(	O
and	O
temporarily	O
suspend	O
)	O
their	O
powers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
goals	O
of	O
BPO	O
and	O
Angelica	O
's	O
involvement	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
meet	O
other	O
sensates	B-Application
,	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
friendly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
discover	O
the	O
personal	O
motivations	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
men	O
and	O
Angelica	O
,	O
meet	O
potential	O
allies	O
(	O
both	O
sensates	B-Application
and	O
normal	O
humans	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Chairman	O
of	O
BPO	O
,	O
who	O
launches	O
a	O
global	O
attack	O
against	O
sensates	B-Application
and	O
their	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freema	O
Agyeman	O
as	O
Amanita	O
"	O
Neets	O
"	O
Caplan	O
,	O
Nomi	O
's	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
becomes	O
an	O
ally	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
sensates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrence	O
Mann	O
as	O
Milton	O
Bailey	O
"	O
Whispers	O
"	O
Brandt	O
,	O
a	O
sensate	B-Application
who	O
turned	O
against	O
his	O
own	O
kind	O
and	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
determined	O
to	O
neutralize	O
sensates	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Biologic	O
Preservation	O
Organization	O
(	O
BPO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naveen	O
Andrews	O
as	O
Jonas	O
Maliki	O
,	O
a	O
sensate	B-Application
from	O
a	O
different	O
cluster	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
newly	O
born	O
cluster	O
of	O
sensates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daryl	O
Hannah	O
as	O
Angelica	O
"	O
Angel	O
"	O
Turing	O
,	O
a	O
sensate	B-Application
from	O
the	O
same	O
cluster	O
as	O
Jonas	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
the	O
"	O
mother	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
sensates	B-Application
 '	O
cluster	O
as	O
she	O
activates	O
their	O
psychic	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
days	O
of	O
discussion	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
show	O
that	O
would	O
explore	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
empathy	B-Language
and	O
evolution	O
in	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
,	O
necessitating	O
filming	O
on	O
location	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
was	O
thought	O
up	O
by	O
Lana	O
on	O
their	O
second	O
day	O
of	O
brainstorming	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
word	O
sensate	B-Application
and	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
eight	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
Deadline	O
Hollywood	O
reported	O
Ben	O
Cole	O
had	O
been	O
cast	O
as	O
Todd	O
,	O
a	O
sensate	B-Application
who	O
would	O
rather	O
be	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
required	O
the	O
production	O
to	O
shoot	O
with	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
cameras	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
future-proof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technicolor	O
finished	O
the	O
show	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
and	O
delivered	O
both	O
2K	B-General_Concept
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
,	O
fans	O
created	O
online	B-Application
petitions	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Netflix	O
,	O
and	O
tweeted	O
#RenewSense8	O
and	O
other	O
hashtags	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
Live	O
with	O
Lana	O
and	O
the	O
cast	O
about	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
revival	O
,	O
Lana	O
joked	O
that	O
because	O
she	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
would	O
go	O
and	O
create	O
more	O
fans	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
writing	O
the	O
entire	O
third	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rotten	O
Tomatoes	O
,	O
a	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
,	O
reported	O
a	O
71%	O
critical	O
approval	O
rating	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
6.25/10	O
based	O
on	O
62	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
three	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
premiere	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
,	O
Variety	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
pirated	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
times	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Santos	O
recited	O
the	O
basic	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
about	O
the	O
fictional	O
species	O
Homo	O
sensorium	O
who	O
can	O
feel	O
empathy	B-Language
for	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
his	O
wish	O
and	O
belief	O
that	O
one	O
day	O
humanity	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
"	O
united	O
in	O
diversity	O
and	O
tolerance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
red	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
premiere	B-Application
of	O
Sense8	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
's	O
AMC	O
Metreon	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
episodes	O
were	O
previewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
Netflix	O
released	O
a	O
music	O
track	O
titled	O
Brainwave	O
Symphony	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
produce	O
it	O
they	O
subjected	O
eight	O
strangers	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
various	O
stimuli	O
and	O
they	O
recorded	O
their	O
individual	O
brainwaves	O
using	O
EEG	B-Application
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Christmas	O
special	O
episode	O
was	O
screened	O
at	O
São	O
Paulo	O
's	O
Comic	O
Con	O
Experience	O
,	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
its	O
Netflix	O
premiere	B-Application
on	O
December	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
a	O
screening	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
episodes	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Chicago	O
's	O
Music	O
Box	O
Theatre	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
benefit	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
Liberties	O
Union	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Lana	O
Wachowski	O
taking	O
questions	O
from	O
the	O
audience	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
red	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
premiere	B-Application
of	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
,	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
AMC	O
Lincoln	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
red	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
premiere	B-Application
followed	O
in	O
ArcLight	O
Hollywood	O
,	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
