Genre: Comedy-drama; Dark comedy; Fantasy
Created by Charlie Covell
Directed by Georgi Banks-Davies; Runyararo Mapfumo
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Killian Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Misia Butler, Leila Farzad, Nabhaan Rizwan, Rakie Ayola & Stanley Townsend.
Executive producers: Charlie Covell, Chris Fry, Georgi Banks-Davies, Jane Featherstone, John Woodward, Nina Lederman, Tanya Seghatchian
Producers: Harry Munday; Katie Carpenter; Michael Eagle-Hodgson
Production companies: Sister, All3Media, Brightstar
Network: Netflix
Plot: A darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology, exploring themes of gender politics, power, and life in the underworld; six humans learn that they are component parts of an ancient prophecy.
Season 1 of Kaos was Good.
Pros: I was surprised with how well it lead into different storylines for the future. I like it’s look & aesthetic of this show. At times it can be hilarious. Jeff Goldblum is the reason to watch this series in my opinion. It does tackle a lot of things like the rise & fall of Zeus, religion, betrayal & the afterlife and done them well and it’s narrative was so well thought out.
Cons: Visually, this is the worst version of the Greek mythology gods has ever looked. The dialogue was not the best at times. Billie Piper was used in shorter dosage but doesn’t get used that much and I’m hoping this one doesn’t get cancelled.
Casts & Characters:
- Jeff Goldblum as Zeus
- Janet McTeer as Hera
- Cliff Curtis as Poseidon
- David Thewlis as Hades
- Killian Scott as Orpheus
- Debi Mazar as Medusa
- Stephen Dillane as Prometheus
- Aurora Perrineau as Riddy (Eurydice)
- Misia Butler as Caeneus
- Leila Farzad as Ari (Ariadne)
- Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus
- Mat Fraser as Daedalus
- Rakie Ayola as Persephone
- Stanley Townsend as Minos
- Billie Piper as Cassandra
- Suzy Izzard as Lachy (Lachesis)
- Fady Elsayed as Glaucus
- Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi as Dea Tacita
- Gilian Cally as Hecuba
- Shila Ommi as Pas (Pasiphae)
- Amanda Douge as Andromache
- Daniel Lawrence Taylor as Theseus
- Ramon Tikaram as Charon
I highly recommend watching this season on Netflix.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe