Much has been made about the frustrations boiling over in the wake of Netflix repeatedly cancelling fantasy shows after a single season, and we’ve now reached a point where subscribers don’t even bother getting excited when the latest episodic entry to the genre arrives, because there’s a distinctly high chance it’ll end up on the scrapheap. However, there’s one reason above all to get quietly hyped for the upcoming Kaos, because it boasts one of the most ingenious casting moves you’ll ever hear.
Of course, the mythological black comedy doesn’t even have a release date yet so there’s no way of knowing how it’s going to perform in the long run, but any show that takes the delightfully eccentric Jeff Goldblum and casts him as none other than the Greek god Zeus deserves to be kept on the radar of anyone with even a passing interest in the fantastical.
Created by Charlie Covell, Kaos finds the ruler of Mount Olympus beginning to worry that the end of his reign is nigh once he discovered his first-ever wrinkle, which obviously means the end of the world is coming. There’s also a prophecy afoot that ties six unconnected mortals together, plunging them into a date with destiny they never could have expected.
To be honest, “Jeff Goldblum as Zeus” is more than enough to sell anyone on the project, which is ironic when Hugh Grant was initially cast in the role before dropping out. Shooting wrapped towards the end of last year, so there’s not even any guarantees audiences will see the end product before 2023 is out, but that doesn’t mean folks won’t be getting worried regardless.
Some of Netflix’s best-reviewed exclusives have been fantasies that came and went in no time at all, but as prevalent as doom and gloom has become in regards to the insatiable desire on the platform’s part to wield the axe, Kaos stands every chance of surviving on thriving based on one single – and impeccable – hire alone.
