Netflix’s Kaos trailer sees Jeff Goldblum as the Greek God of Thunder in new dark comedy series

Zeus alors! Jeff Goldblum is having a blast as the Greek god having a massive midlife crisis

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How’s this for a pitch: Jeff Goldblum is Zeus, the Greek God of Thunder, in a new Netflix comedy from the writer ofThe End of the F*cking Worldand the producers of Chernobyl. It’s on your watch list already, isn’t it? And if it isn’t, it will be once you’ve watched the newly released trailer (see below). It’s only fifty seconds long but that’s more than enough time to sell us on what appears to be a very dark comedy.

The newNetflixshow, which originally had Hugh Grant in the lead role, comes from the mind of Charlie Covell and is billed as a bold and darkly contemporary take on Greek mythology where tracksuits replace togas and Gods do what Gods love to do, which is mainly mess around and cause trouble.

What to expect from Kaos

Jeff Goldblum is Zeus, the all powerful but desperately insecure King of the Gods whose godly existence is rudely interrupted by the appearance of a wrinkle on his forehead. He becomes convinced that it’s an omen, and that his time ruling the roost will soon come to an end. He becomes so convinced of this that he begins to see evidence of his imminent fall absolutely everywhere. As midlife crises go, it’s a doozy – but maybe he’s not just paranoid. Maybe they really are out to get him.

The eight-episode series doesn’t have a release date yet – it’s billed as “coming soon” – but the advancewordis that it’s “SaltburnmeetsThe Sandman” and that it should premiere in the summer of 2024, which isn’t too long to wait. As we said when we got a sneak peek at theNext on Netflix eventlast month, Goldblum’s take “will reportedly be unlike anything we’ve ever seen before” as Goldblum plays the increasingly neurotic deity. “Goldblum as a mistrusting, emotionally unstable Lord of Lightning? Where do I sign up?”

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.

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