Netflix has decided against making another series of Kaos, its new show starring Jeff Goldblum. More on it being cancelled here.
Before she created Kaos, which was revently released on Netflix, Charlie Covell wrote several terrific shows including Truelove, a dark drama for Channel 4 with a brilliant ensemble cast including Lindsay Duncan and Clarke Peters, and The End Of The F***ing World, about a teenager who believes himself to be a psychopath, which is now on Netflix and is well worth watching.
The synopsis for Kaos reads as follows:
Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods. Until he wakes up and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Neurosis sets in, setting him off on a dangerous, paranoid path. Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming – and starts to see signs of it everywhere. Zeus’ once reliable brother, Hades (David Thewlis), the God of the Underworld, is secretly losing his grip on his dark dominion. There is a backlog of dead waiting to be processed and they are growing restless.
Hera (Janet McTeer), Queen of the Gods, exercises dominion on Earth — and over Zeus — in her own unique way. But her power and freedom become threatened by Zeus’ growing paranoia, and she is forced to act, while Zeus’ rebellious son, Dionysus, (Nabhaan Rizwan), is out of control and on course for a cosmic collision with his father.On Earth people are aching for change, however Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), God of Sea, Storms & Earthquakes (& Horses) is more concerned with the size of his super-yacht & where the next party is. The wellbeing of mere mortals is of little interest to him…
The cast also included Killian Scott as Orpheus, Debi Mazar as Medusa, Aurora Perrineau as Riddy, Misia Butler as Caneus and Leila Farzad as Ari.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has cancelled the show, citing lack of viewers as the reason. The news comes just weeks after the programme premiered amidst a blitz of publicity. But the old days of the streamer giving a show a season or two to find its feet are long gone. The axe has fallen.
Goldblum will next be seen onscreen as TheWizard in the long awaited film adaptation of Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz’s stage musical Wicked, the first film will be released in UK cinemas on the 22nd November.
