Sense8 is a 2015 English-language Drama Mystery series created by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski written by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski, David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon. The series is directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski and Tom Tykwer and produced by Marcus Loges, L. Dean Jones Jr., Alex Boden, Terry Needham and Roberto Malerba under the banner of Anarchos Productions in collaboration with Javelin Productions , Studio JMS, Georgeville Television, Venus Castina LLC , Elizabeth Bay Productions and Unpronounceable Productions. The show's first season introduced a multinational ensemble cast, with Aml Ameen, Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel Silvestre, and Brian J. Smith portraying eight strangers from different parts of the world who suddenly discover that they are sensates: human beings who are mentally and emotionally linked. Sense8 features Aml Ameen in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt and Miguel Ngel Silvestre. The music was composed by Johnny Klimek along with Tom Tykwer and Gabriel Isaac Mounsey. Cinematography was done by John Toll, Danny Ruhlmann, Frank Griebe and Christian Almesberger. The series has a running time of 46-151 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 24 episodes during it's run of 2 seasons. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Netflix. The show's first season introduced a multinational ensemble cast, with Aml Ameen, Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel Silvestre, and Brian J. Smith portraying eight strangers from different parts of the world who suddenly discover that they are sensates: human beings who are mentally and emotionally linked.