‘Kaos’ Canceled After One Season at Netflix
variety.comKaos,” the Greek mythology comedy series that premiered in late August, has been canceled at Netflix, Variety has learned. The show premiered on August 29 and starred Jeff Goldblum as the all mighty Zeus, albeit in a more whimsical and insecure portrayal.
In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity. Prometheus then attempts to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans, Eurydice, Ariadne and Caeneus.
Charlie Covell (“The End of the F***ing World”) wrote the entire eight-episode series. The cast also included Janet McTeer as Hera, Aurora Perrineau as Eurydice, Cliff Curtis as Poseidon, David Thewlis as Hades, Rakie Ayola as Persephone, Killian Scott as Orpheus, Leila Farzad as Ariadne, Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus, Debi Mazar as Medusa, Stephen Dillane as Prometheus, Misia Butler as Caeneus, Mat Fraser as Daedalus, Stanley Townsend as Minos, Billie Piper as Cassandra, Suzy Eddie Izzard as Lachesis, Cathy Tyson as Alecto and more.
In her mostly negative review, Variety’s TV critic Aramide Tinubu wrote, “Ultimately, ‘Kaos’ fails to delight because the narrative buckles under the weight of its own ambition.
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