#charlie covell

[greekmythcomix]

Fun KAOS episode 2 Easter eggs:

Orpheus’ pyjamas look like they’re based on Minoan/Mycenaean frescos; Dionysus’ shirt is almost certainly The Matrix; and Orpheus has a tattoo of Sisyphus on his arm because… well… spoilers

[dionysiaproductions]

Absolutely obsessed with the writing on KAOS which is wild because the trailer Netflix showed me made it look like it wouldn't be my cup of tea (despite being a mythology girlie).

My big 3 take aways from the first few episodes:

I've never seen anything where my Beloved-Babes-God, Dionysus is the main "kid" God. (What a fab choice from the non-binary showrunner)

The world being a modern surrealist version of Mythological Krete is giving the plot so much energetic novelty even though it's familiar stories. (This is another thing I've always wanted a show to do)

Hades being in black and white (Chefs kiss)

My overall on what's so effective about the show is that it's having fun with mythology. There's a tendency for writers to decide that a myth has to be profound and therefore it can't be stupid. Whereas in reality often the most profoundly human experiences we have and the moments that change our lives are also kind of stupid.

[geekcavepodcast]

KAOS Trailer

There is chaos on Mount Olympus as the gods "are just one big, dysfunctional family — unaware of the mortals with the power and fight to bring them down. Change is afoot with Riddy and Orpheus at the heart of it all." (Netflix)

KAOS stars Jeff Goldblum (Zeus), Janet McTeer (Hera), Cliff Curtis (Poseidon), David Thewlis (Hades), Killian Scott (Orpheus), Debi Mazar (Medusa), Nabhaan Rizwan (Dionysus), Fady Elsayed (Glaucus), Aurora Perrineau (Riddy), Billie Piper (Cassandra), and Suzy Eddie Izzard (Lachy). The series is created by Charlie Covell and written by Covell and Georgia Christou.

KAOS hits Netflix on August 29, 2024.

[almeriamovies]

Ermita de la Virgen del Mar as The Chapel of Hera at Playa Torregarcia (Cabo De Gata) in "Kaos" by Charlie Covell - Tv series on Netflix

[clarasteam]

I've been thinking about different versions of Eurydice, and also about the Muse and muses, given the reactions to Riddy's storyline in Kaos. Carol Ann Duffy's "Eurydice" was one of the things that came to mind as a parallel, though her Orpheus is more a poet than a musician. I think of the Duffy poem as part of a larger tradition of women poets taking on the idea of the muse and how it functions to maintain and support a particular version of male creativity, which may be why I wasn't expecting to see Charlie Covell citing Duffy's "Eurydice" as a specific inspiration for KAOS in a recent interview (my reaction to that moment was a mixture of "HA!" and "huh!").

I liked KAOS a lot; I like retellings and reworkings of the Greeks. I'm still happily pondering this one, and expect to be so for a while.

[vintagewarhol]

[goodjohnjr]

Kaos (Season 1)

Kaos (2024)Jeff Goldblum in Kaos (2024) What Is It? The 2024 British mythological dark comedy television show Kaos (Season 1) that was created by Charlie Covell for Netflix. KAOS | Official Teaser | Netflix KAOS | Official Trailer | Netflix This is how Wikipedia describes this TV show: Kaos (stylised as KAOS) is a British mythological black comedy television series created by Charlie…

[purpleandgreen13]

Please watch Kaos

Charlie Covell's writing is always fantastic, the cast are superb and the queer/disabled rep?

Off the charts

If you like your Greek mythology queer af, please watch it, it NEEDS a second series!

[cantsayidont]

KAOS (2024): Oddball black comedy revisionist fantasy, tonally reminiscent of the AMC PREACHER adaptation (albeit minus the gore), about the Greek gods ruling over an alternate modern-day version of the Greek isles. It's narrated by Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), still chained to a rock with an eagle picking at his liver, as the flaky, mercurial Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) becomes increasingly paranoid about a mysterious prophecy that seems to foretell the downfall of the gods, and mortal Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau), who's the unhappy wife of clingy rock star Orpheus (Killian Scott) and somehow tied to that same prophecy, becomes part of a strange situation in the Underworld after being hit by a car.

Goldblum is a hoot, Janet McTeer is amusing as Hera, Perrineau and Nabhaan Rizwan (as Dionysus) are cute, and the show is certainly interesting and strange enough to hold your attention. However, it's weirdly derivative (the depiction of the Underworld borrows unapologetically from Powell and Pressberger's A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and from LOGAN'S RUN, of all things); it lacks any real emotional throughline to hold it together; it keeps finding new ways to be off-putting (if you watch the first episode, be warned that something bad happens to that kitten!); its actual plot is both trite and shrill; and by the end, I was just not having fun anymore. I don't find ancient Greek myth terribly interesting, so I'm a hard sell for this kind of smug Tumblr fandom-style revisionism, and creator Charlie Covell approaches it with the attitude of a teenage classics student who considers John Lennon's "Imagine" the height of philosophical insight. Blecch.

CONTAINS LESBIANS? It has some gay guys, the shade of a straight trans man betrayed and murdered by his Amazon community (did I mention this show is frequently off-putting?), and Hera taking Zeus's form to entrap one of his mortal lovers, but no wlw to speak of. VERDICT: You won't be bored, but you probably won't be satisfied either. Also, something bad happens to the kitten, which I find hard to forgive.

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‘Kaos’ series review: Jeff Goldblum as Zeus rules this dark Netflix comedy

A still from ‘Kaos’  Myths explain life’s mysteries, both great and small, through tales peopled by human gods, godly humans, lovely ladies and vicious, lonely monsters that quiets our primal selves. In Charlie Covell’s Kaos, Greek gods cohabit with humans in Crete presumably sometime in the ‘80s considering the presence of sat and rotary phones, boxy televisions and…

[roseshavethoughts]

Burn Burn Burn (2015)

Burn Burn Burn (2015)

Synopsis- Seph and Alex, two friends in their late twenties, embark on a road trip to spread their late friend’s ashes.The two girls experience an emotional journey of self discovery and reflection as the ashes slowly leak out of their tupperware. Director- Chanya Button Cast- Laura Carmichael, Chloe Pirrie, Jack Farthing Genre- Comedy | Drama Released- 2015 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. In the…

[greekmythcomix]

A little guide to all the mythology references and religious additions in episode 1 of KAOS on my alt:

[thequeereview]

Exclusive Interview: Misia Butler on his heroic trans character in Netflix's Greek mythology series KAOS "I find it really empowering to see someone so strong in his identity"

Charlie Covell, creator of the BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated The End Of The F***ing World, is about to unleash KAOS on Netflix: their eight-episode, bold, darkly comic, contemporary—and frequnetly queer—take on Greek mythology, launching Thursday, August 29th. Epic in scope, the series follows the steady unraveling of the cruel and capricious King of the Gods, Zeus (Jeff Goldblum), as he…

[geekcavepodcast]

KAOS Teaser

"As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind." (Netflix)

KAOS stars Jeff Goldblum (Zeus), Janet McTeer (Hera), Cliff Curtis (Poseidon), David Thewlis (Hades), Killian Scott (Orpheus), Debi Mazar (Medusa), Nabhaan Rizwan (Dionysus), Fady Elsayed (Glaucus), and Aurora Perrineau (Riddy). The series is created by Charlie Covell and written by Covell and Georgia Christou.

KAOS hits Netflix on August 29, 2024.

[mikimeiko]

Kaos | Season 1 (2024), Charlie Covell

[meret118]

Last year, one of my child’s English assignments was to rewrite a traditional fairy tale with one major plot difference, to see how the story might play out differently. New Netflix series Kaos feels like its creator, Charlie Covell, was given the same instruction for Greek mythology.

He [They] decided to see what would happen if Zeus was a tasteless, egotistical, paranoid and overly controlling deity, whose best friend (and long-time prisoner), Prometheus, was secretly plotting his downfall.

The show’s blend of humour and drama effectively explores the consequences of such a scenario, while also providing a fresh take on classical mythology. Kaos is perhaps the cleverest retelling I have ever consumed (and not to brag, I have read a staggering number of Hades and Persephone retellings).

Within the first 30 seconds of episode one, Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), Kaos’s narrator, assures the audience that it doesn’t matter if they haven’t heard of him – and this directive rings true for the whole show. If you know nothing about Greek mythology, this should still be an enjoyable and thrilling romp of a story of gods and mortals vying for power and influence over the cosmos.

But if you do know something about Greek mythology, then you may want to set aside time for two separate viewings. One to enjoy the sensorial feast of intrigue, intra-family drama (divine and mortal), love and lust, mortals railing against the gods who control their world, and the gods and goddesses who meddle in their affairs – and another to appreciate the depth and nuance of the Easter eggs that are littered throughout the story and set.

More at the link.

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The rest of the article contains spoilers for the show! I recommend watching it first.

ETA: Covell uses they/them pronouns. Thanks to whovianuncle for pointing out the error in the article.