Steve Carell’s return to TV is going to be out of this world. 🚀
, which sees Carell playing four-star general Mark R. Naird, who finds himself tasked with getting American soldiers to the moon as the leader of the newly formed sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
On Wednesday, the streaming platform shared its first look at the workplace comedy since it was first announced in January 2019. “On June 18, 2018, the Federal Government announced the creation of a 6th major division of the United States Armed Forces,” Netflix, revealing that it was partially inspired by President Donald Trump’s desire to form an army for space.
“The goal of the new branch is to ‘defend satellites from attack’ and ‘perform other space-related tasks’ …or something,” the statement continued. “This is the story of the men and women who have to figure it out.”Joining Naird’s race for space dominance is Lisa Kudrow as his wife, Maggie, who has given up her own ambitions to support her husband’s career. Rounding out the cast are John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O.
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