Here's the cast of Netflix's 'Bodies' and who they're playing in the show

• "Bodies" is a Netflix mystery drama about the same body appearing in multiple timelines.
• It was created by Paul Tomalin and is based on Si Spencer's graphic novel of the same name.

Netflix's "Bodies" kicks off with, well, a body.

In fact, several iterations of it: the same body appears in four different time periods — 1890, 1941, 2023, and 2053 — and four detectives attempt to solve the case in their respective eras. However, it quickly becomes clear that the mystery extends further than each of them thought.

Series creator Paul Tomalin described the show, which is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Si Spencer, as "mind-snapping" and genre-bending. Currently, all eight episodes are available to watch on Netflix.

Here's the main cast of "Bodies," and who they each play in the series.

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd plays DS Whiteman

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is DS Whiteman in "Bodies."      Karwai Tang/WireImage; Matt Towers/Netflix

Whiteman is a detective sergeant in 1941 London.

Shira Haas plays DC Maplewood

Shira Hass is DC Maplewood in "Bodies."      John Shearer/Getty Images; Matt Towers/Netflix

Maplewood is a detective constable who lives in 2053 London.

Amaka Okafor plays DS Hasan

Amaka Okafor is DS Hasan in "Bodies."      Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images; Matt Towers/Netflix

Hasan is a detective sergeant in 2023 London.

Kyle Soller plays DI Hillinghead

Kyle Soller is DI Hillinghead in "Bodies."      Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney; Matt Towers/Netflix

Hillinghead is a detective inspector in 1890 London.

Tom Mothersdale plays Professor Gabriel Defoe

Tom Mothersdale is Gabriel Defoe in "Bodies."      David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images; Matt Towers/Netflix

Defoe is an expert in time travel.

Michael Jibson plays DCI Jack Barber

Michael Jibson is DCI Jack Barber in "Bodies."      David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Apple; Matt Towers/Netflix

Barber is a detective chief inspector in 2023 London.

Stephen Graham plays Elias Mannix

Stephen Graham is Elias Mannix in "Bodies."      Dave J Hogan/Getty Images; Netflix

Mannix is the founder of a group known as The Executive.

Derek Riddell plays Chief Inspector Calloway

Derek Riddell is Chief Inspector Calloway in "Bodies."      Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images; Matt Towers/Netflix

Calloway is in the 1941 London timeline.