Mike Myers’ Netflix Series ‘The Pentaverate’ Reveals Details, Premiere Date In First-Look Trailer & Photos

deadline.com:

Mike Myers’ six-episode Netflix comedy series The Pentaverate is playing off the number 5 from the title in a big way for its release plans.

Since joining Instagram a week ago, Myers had been teasing the first trailer with images prominently featuring the number. This morning, the account posted the teaser at 5:55 PM PT, announcing that The Pentaverate will debut 5/5.The trailer reveals Jeremy Irons as the series’ narrator and provides a glimpse at the cast, Myers, Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia West, who also all got character posters.Created by Myers and directed by Tim Kirkby, the series asks “What if a secret society of five men — aka The Pentaverate — has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347?” As the series begins, one unlikely Canadian journalist (Myers) finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself.Along with the teaser (you can watch it above), Netflix has released details about the characters, including the eight played by Canadian native Myers, up from seven originally announced last year.Mike Myers plays:Ken Jeong is Skip Cho: A casino mogul with extensive knowledge in the chaos theory of weather patterns.Keegan-Michael Key is Dr.

Hobart Clark: A nuclear physicist, recruited into the Pentaverate to resolve the climate change disaster.Debi Mazar will be playing Patty Davis: The highly trusted Executive Assistant to the Pentaverate — some would say the brains behind the whole operation.Richard McCabe is Exalted Pikeman Higgins: Head of the Liechtenstein Guard, the Pentaverate’s security force.Jennifer Saunders will be appear as The Maester of Dubrovnik