If you found out tomorrow Jeff Goldblum is actually an immortal creature with unimaginable powers would it totally shock you? Not really, right? That’s why his latest role might be his most perfect one yet. He plays the almighty Zeus in Netflix’s new series KAOS and the show’s first teaser trailer is a delight. Whether he’s actually human or secretly a supernatural being, Jeff Goldblum was born to rule.
KAOS comes from The End of the F***ing World writer Charlie Covell. All we needed to hear to be all in on his new show is that it stars a menacing Jeff Goldblum as a modern day Zeus in a tracksuit. But this KAOS teaser trailer hints the very real and righteous danger that awaits the powerful deity. Here’s the show’s official description from Netflix:
Zeus has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods. That is until he wakes up one morning 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.
The signs begin with his own family. His once “reliable brother, Hades, God of the Underworld, has major issues. He’s “secretly losing his grip on his dark dominion.” And that “backlog of dead waiting to be processed” are growing restless with their unsettled situation. Meanwhile Zeus’ wife Queen Hera (Janet McTeer), “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.
Zeus’s other powerful brother Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), God of Sea, Storms and Earthquakes (and Horses) is also a big problem. Poseidon “is more concerned with the size of his super-yacht and where the next party is at” instead of “the wellbeing of mere mortals.” That continued neglect and abuse of power by the gods is why Zeus is right to feel paranoid. Mankind is angry.
People “from different walks of life,” all of whom have a cosmic connection with Zeus, will then come together to do something about the gods. And each has a role to play in this brewing battle that could destroy the gods for good.
The cast also features Aurora Perrineau, Killian Scott, Misia Butler, and Leila Farzad. They play the humans who could destroy the Olympians. Good luck to them doing it over the show’s eight-episodes. Zeus might be the king of the gods, but Jeff Goldblum might be even more powerful.