‘The Body’ Stars Dish on ‘Electric’ Chemistry Between Their Characters
The series dropped on Netflix earlier this week.
Sapphics are already swooning over The Body, and now two of the actors are dishing on their “electric” chemistry and their intimate scenes.
Season one of the series, which is a supernatural coming-of-age drama about a group of Catholic school girls whose dance team initiation goes horribly wrong, dropped on Netflix earlier this week. Potential fans were already hyped from the promos alone, and the storyline following gal pals Anya Butler (Kristina Bogic) and Elise Zakaria (Sara Boustany) has not disappointed, due in no small part to the chemistry between the two actors.
In a recent interview with Teen Vogue, Boustany recalled reading with more than 20 different actresses who auditioned for the role of Anya, but immediately feeling something click with Bogic.
“Kristina was one of the first people I read with, and I remember it feeling electric,” she said. “She says so much with her eyes, and we really mesh in the way we work together.”
Finding two actresses with chemistry between them was important for making their scenes together work—especially when it came to the more intimate moments.
“You’d think those scenes with Sara would be daunting, but we actually had a great time,” Bogic admitted. “We trusted each other so much, and it was really nice having a set that was mostly women, especially on the creative team. We felt very protected.”
Fans have already eagerly been burning through the first eight episodes of The Body, which are all currently available on Netflix. The series, which was created by Quinn Shephard, also stars Geena Meszaros, Jackson Kelly, Sofia Wylie, Shirley Chen, Louisa Krause, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Gabby Windey.
There’s no word yet as to whether the show will get a season two, but considering the trend of queer cancellations and a shrinking number of LGBTQ+ characters on TV, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed.
