Steve Carell explains the ‘atypical’ origins of new Netflix comedy Space Force

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Steve Carell has revealed the “atypical” origins of new Netflix series Space Force, saying it was presented to him with “no idea aside from the title”.

The new workplace comedy is inspired by Space Force, the branch of the US armed services announced by Donald Trump, and is about the men and women responsible for setting it up.

Carell said that despite the bare bones plans for the programme he said yes “pretty much immediately”. The actor has created the series alongside Greg Daniels, who was behind the US version of The Office.

Carell said: “Space Force came around in a rather atypical way. “Netflix had this premise that they thought might make a funny show – the idea made everybody laugh in a meeting, an idea of a show about the origins