#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

[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

[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.

[purpleandgreen13]

What the actual FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU???

I'm never getting invested in a tv show ever again

[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]

[cannibalspicnic]

Alecto sketch because the Furies in KAOS are EVERYTHING!

[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…

[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; its actual plot is both trite and shrill; it keeps finding new ways to be off-putting (if you watch the first episode, be warned that something bad happens to that kitten!); 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.

[beautifulgiants]

KAOS cast breaks down working on the show with Radio Times

[greekmythcomix]

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

[rayhaber]

Netflix'in 'Kaos' Dizisi İptal Edildi

Netflix’in “Kaos” Dizisinin İptali Netflix’in Yunan mitolojisi temalı komedi dizisi “Kaos”, merakla beklenen ilk sezonun ardından iptal edildi. Dizi, 29 Ağustos’ta izleyicilerle buluştu ve büyük bir ilgi topladı. Jeff Goldblum, dizinin baş karakteri olan güçlü ama güvensiz Zeus rolünde performans sergileyerek dikkatleri üzerine çekti. Dizinin hikayesi, günümüzde geçiyor ve Zeus’un, Prometheus’un…

[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…

[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.

[purpleandgreen13]

You'd think at my advanced age, I would have learned not to get invested by now, but nooooooooooooooooo Dangle a queer positive show in front of me and I bite like a starved fish Aaaaarggghhh