Kaos (TV series)

Kaos is an upcoming mythological dark-comedy television series created by Charlie Covell for Netflix. The series revolves around three humans as they discover their connection to each other and to a long standing ancient prophecy while they deal with corrupt and arrogant gods of the Greek mythology. The series is set to be released on Netflix on 29 August 2024.

Premise
An all-powerful god, yet insecure, Zeus started to fear his end of reign once he noticed a wrinkle on his forehead, possibly indicating the end of the world. He became paranoid and vengeful towards his lieges, and later, three humans connected with the ancient prophecy possibly related to his end of reign and the possible apocalypse of the Earth. Meanwhile, the three humans starts to discover their connections with each other and grand conspiracies involving the Greek gods.

Cast

 * Jeff Goldblum as Zeus
 * Janet McTeer as Hera
 * Cliff Curtis as Poseidon
 * David Thewlis as Hades
 * Killian Scott as Orpheus
 * Debi Mazar as Medusa
 * Aurora Perrineau as Riddy
 * Misia Butler as Caneus
 * Leila Farzad as Ari
 * Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus
 * Rakie Ayola
 * Stanley Townsend
 * Billie Piper
 * Eddie Izzard as Lachy
 * Fady Elsayed as Glaucus
 * Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi
 * Gilian Cally
 * Shila Ommi

Development
On 10 June 2018, it was revealed that Netflix commissioned Kaos of 8-part one hour series order produced by Sisters Media. Charlie Covell served as the creator and executive producer. Nina Lederman of All3Media alongside Tanya Seghatchian and John Woodward of Brightstar will join Charlie Covell as co-executive producers. It was announced that Katie Carpenter would serve as the series producer, with Harry Munday and Michael Eagle-Hodgson producing, and Georgi Banks Davies confirmed to be the lead director and co-executive producer. Runyararo Mapfumo directs the second block of the series. On 13 July 2022, it was revealed that Georgia Christou will serve as the writer for episode 6.

Casting
On 27 May 2022, Aurora Perrineau was cast as Riddy, one of the main leads in the series. On 29 June 2022, more cast members were revealed, as Hugh Grant, Janet McTeer, David Thewlis, Nabhaan Rizwan, Cliff Curtis, Killian Scott, Leila Farzad, and Misia Butler joined the series. Other cast members are Rakie Ayola and Stanley Townsend who were cast in undisclosed roles. Additionally, Billie Piper joined the cast in a minor role. On 13 July 2022, Jeff Goldblum replaced Grant as Zeus as the latter had to pull out due to date availability issues. On 22 August 2022, Debi Mazar joined the cast as the reimagined version of Medusa.

Filming
On 22 August 2022, it was revealed that the series had begun filming in Spain.

Release
The series is set to be released on Netflix on 29 August 2024.

Marketing
The first teaser video for the series, showcasing Goldblum, was uploaded on YouTube on 19 March 2024.