Jeff Goldblum is a cruel and decidedly cool King of the Gods and ruler of the world Zeus in the trailer for Netflix’s darkly comic series Kaos.
As Greek mythology gets a modern twist, an increasingly paranoid Goldblum must contend with mortals with powers to bring him down, and a dysfunctional family with powerful siblings scheming and failing among one another in the trailer that dropped on Monday.
“We need to make destruction really sing,” Goldblum, channeling Logan Roy and wearing designer track suits, says at one point in the teaser trailer for the Greek mythology drama from creator and writer Charlie Covell, who earlier wrote the British drama The End of the Fucking World for Netflix.
Zeus ultimately comes to fear his imminent downfall and the end of the world as mortals learn what the gods have in store for them. That’s after the God of Gods wakes up one morning to discover a wrinkle on his forehead and a possible harbinger of an ancient prophecy that foretells Zeus’ destruction.
“A line appears, the order wanes, the family falls and kaos reigns,” an unseen narrator says at one point as an epic world of dystopian chaos unfolds. As his paranoia takes hold, Zeus is seen at one point gripping a shotgun as he appears to dangerously self-destruct.
Kaos also stars Janet McTeer as Hera, Zeus’ wife, Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus, David Thewlis as Hades, Rakie Ayola as Persephone, Stephen Dillane as Prometheus, Aurora Perrineau as Riddy and Debi Mazar as Medusa. The ensemble cast includes Killian Scott, Misia Butler, Stanley Townsend, Billie Piper and Suzy Eddie Izzard in cameo roles.
Kaos will debut Aug. 29 on Netflix.
