'Sense8' season 2 spoilers: Netflix confirms two-hour Christmas 2016 special; premiere details for season 2

“Sense8” fans are in for a big holiday treat as Netflix has announced a two-hour Christmas special that will be available around the globe this coming December 23. If that is not exciting enough, it has been announced that Season 2 will be out with 10 all new episodes of May 5, 2017.

Spoiler alert! This article contains “Sense8” spoilers. Read on if you would like to know what happens next before the next episode airs.

The description for the upcoming Christmas Special does not say much about what is to come and leaves a lot to the imagination. The synopsis merely says that “The journey continues as these eight singular hearts and minds weave in and out of each other’s lives finding deeper connections, learning darker, more desperate secrets about one another and struggling to identify with more than just oneself.” Similarly, the only hint for what is to come for Season 2 is that the whole cast will struggle to survive one another as they go against all odds.

Variety reports that Brian Lowry wrote in his review of the first season that the main problem is that the show does not make much sense. However, the streaming service is banking on the series to hold onto its devoted audience in the near future. Hopefully, this upcoming Christmas Special and season 2 will change all that and make things much better for all viewers.

Other reports say that Netflix had renewed Netflix for a second season way back in 2015, but there has been very little news about the series. Therefore, this news of a premiere date of the second season and a Christmas special comes as a pleasant surprise for the show’s fans.

The first season of “Sense8” introduced to viewers a group of eight individuals across the world who discover an amazing ability to tap into each other and experience one another’s senses. For its second season, it has been announced that it will take place where the first season left off. That is where the characters were on the run from Whispers (Terrence Mann), and get forced to question their own identity.

"Sense8" season 2 is set to return in May 2017. Meanwhile, let's have a look back at season 1.

Sense8 | official trailer (2015) J. Michael Straczynski Tom Tykwer Netflix