Second Sense8 for Netflix

Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a second season of its sci-fi thriller drama Sense8.

The show, from the Wachowski siblings and J. Michael Straczynski’s JMS Studio, is thought to have performed well for Netflix, which steadfastly refuses to release viewer numbers.

Levels of piracy, one indicator of how popular programmes are online, have been very high since Sense8’s launch on June 5. The series follows eight people whose lives and suddenly, and seemingly randomly, connected.