Netflix is taking off some of its bigger named movies like “The Hunger Games” so that it has a bigger budget to make more Netflix originals. If they want to make more originals, like “Sense8,” then I believe this change is for the better. Sense8 was one of the most thrilling, gripping and all around mesmerizing television experiences that I have had in the longest time.

When I first saw this on my queue I thought it looked okay but that I would probably never watch it. It just looked like another one of those dramatic shows that litter all forms of media. I was so wrong. Once my friend convinced me to start watching it I finished it in just over 24 hours. Keep in mind that is a little over 12 hours of television.

So what’s this about? Well, it’s kind of hard to explain without giving away the whole plot. But it would be easiest to say that it’s a story about people. It takes place in a world where there are these people who are like a higher form of human. They have this sense that links them to other people that they have never met. Their little cluster of eight people can see each other and have conversations. They can also feel what each other are feeling physically and emotionally. But probably the coolest thing that they can do is take over each other’s bodies.

The cast is also diverse in several ways. There is a man from Nairobi, a woman from South Korea, a woman from India, a man from Mexico and a Transgendered woman. Each character is so deeply developed and interesting that I would watch an individual television show about each of these characters. However, this much star power isn’t overwhelming. They all work together as if they are an orchestra of characters. While a violin will sound beautiful by itself that beauty is enhanced by all the other instruments that have equally beautiful merit.

If I had to compare this show to any other I would say that it has a similar vibe to the show “Heroes.” They both take place in a world where there are people who, because of a slight mutation, have powers that just slightly set them apart from society. Both of these shows draw from people from around the globe who all have different and complex stories to be told. However “Sense8” has a much stronger backbone than “Heroes,” and I doubt that it will fall apart like it did.

All in all this is a show that will grip you from the start. If you need a new binge then make this your next one.