Kaos (stylised as KAOS) is a British mythological dark comedy television series created by Charlie Covell for Netflix. It revolves around three humans as they discover their common connection to a prophecy and to each other while dealing with the corrupt and arrogant gods of Greek mythology. The series was released on Netflix on 29 August 2024. In October 2024, the series was cancelled after one season.
Premise
The all-powerful yet insecure Greek god Zeus keeps his fellow god Prometheus shackled to the side of a cliff and tortured in punishment for having dared to interfere with his arbitrary and autocratic rule. Prometheus, who acts throughout as narrator, tells of a prophecy: "A line appears, the order wanes, the family falls, and Kaos reigns." Having for many years bided his time, Prometheus now activates his plan to overthrow Zeus with the help of the prophecy and the unwitting involvement of three mortal humans, Eurydice, Caeneus and Ariadne.
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum as Zeus
- Janet McTeer as Hera
- Aurora Perrineau as Eurydice ("Riddy")
- Cliff Curtis as Poseidon
- David Thewlis as Hades
- Rakie Ayola as Persephone
- Killian Scott as Orpheus
- Leila Farzad as Ariadne ("Ari")
- Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus
- Debi Mazar as Medusa
- Stephen Dillane as Prometheus
- Misia Butler as Caeneus (né Caenis)
- Mat Fraser as Daedalus
- Stanley Townsend as Minos
- Billie Piper as Cassandra
- Fates
- Suzy Eddie Izzard as Lachesis ("Lachy")
- Ché as Clotho
- Sam Buttery as Atropos
- Furies
- Cathy Tyson as Alecto
- Donna Banya as Tisiphone ("Tisi")
- Natalie Klamar as Megaera ("Meg")
- Fady Elsayed as Glaucus/Minotaur
- Michelle Greenidge as the Tacita
- Gilian Cally as Hecuba
- Shila Ommi as Pasiphae ("Pas")
- Amanda Douge as Andromache
- Daniel Lawrence Taylor as Theseus
- Ramon Tikaram as Charon
- Joe McGann as Polyphemus
- Rosie Cavaliero as Prue
- Daniel Monks as Astyanax ("Nax")
- Slavko Sobin as Carl Crixus
Episodes
Production
Development
On 10 June 2018, it was revealed that Netflix commissioned Kaos as an eight-part one hour series produced by Sisters Media. Charlie Covell served as the creator and executive producer. Nina Lederman of All3Media alongside Tanya Seghatchian and John Woodward of Brightstar joined Charlie Covell as co-executive producer. It was announced that Katie Carpenter would serve as the series producer, with Harry Munday and Michael Eagle-Hodgson producing, and Georgi Banks Davies confirmed to be the lead director and co-executive producer. Runyararo Mapfumo would direct the second block of the series. On 13 July 2022, Georgia Christou was announced as the writer for episode 6. In October 2024, the show was cancelled after its first season.
Casting
On 27 May 2022, Aurora Perrineau was cast as Riddy, one of the main leads in the series. On 29 June 2022, more cast members were revealed, as Janet McTeer (Hera), David Thewlis (Hades), Nabhaan Rizwan (Dionysus), Cliff Curtis (Poseidon), Killian Scott (Orpheus), Leila Farzad (Ari), and Misia Butler (Caeneus) joined the series. Other cast members are Rakie Ayola as Persephone, Stanley Townsend as President Minos and Stephen Dillane as Prometheus. Additionally, Billie Piper joined the cast in a minor role. On 13 July 2022, Jeff Goldblum was cast as Zeus, replacing Hugh Grant, as the latter had to pull out due to date availability issues. On 22 August 2022, Debi Mazar joined the cast as the reimagined version of Medusa.
Filming
The start of filming in Spain and Italy was reported on 22 August 2022.
Release
The series was released on Netflix on 29 August 2024.
Marketing
The first teaser video for the series, showcasing Goldblum, was uploaded on YouTube on 19 March 2024.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 70 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
References
External links
- Kaos on Netflix
- Kaos at IMDb
