The official extended teaser dropped for the upcoming Netflix series “KAOS” dropped Thursday, and it is starting to feel less and less like fiction.
The series follows Jeff Goldblum as the Greek God, Zeus, as “discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind,” according to the official description from Netflix. But the trailer makes the series look like the characters are dealing with a whole lot more than just “discord.”
“Humans; when they’re not scared, they’re not worshipping me,” Zeus growls in the opening, before informing the audience that his favorite form of terror is “fire.” The scene supercuts through clips of devastating wildfires, which feels a little icky since so many people do actually die in these natural disasters.
The rest of the trailer plays like a satirical, mythical version of modern day life. A psychotic, power-obsessed nutjob demands ideological addiction to his message or he’ll punish you. Remind you of anyone in politics today?
Anyway.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 27: Jeff Goldblum visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on March 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Jeff Goldblum attends the 2024 Met Gala celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/GC Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 22: Jeff Goldblum attends the Loewe Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Loewe)
Clearly the people of Earth are getting frustrated that their prayers aren’t being answered. It is almost like the Gods want all the power but none of the responsibility to fix the problems they start. Humanity decides to fight back. Zeus’s response? “I’m going to wipe these f*ckers right off the face of the f*cking Earth.” (RELATED: ‘Bad Monkey’ Might Be Vince Vaughn’s Role Of A Lifetime)
The series drops on August 29. I pray it lives up to the hype.