First Photos From Steve Carell's SPACE FORCE Netflix Series and Premiere Date
Netflix has shared a collection of photos from its upcoming new comedy series Space Force. Steve Carrell stars in the series, and it’s the first show he’s been a part of since leaving The Office. Along with our first look at Space Force, it’s also been announced that that the show will premiere on May 29th.
Space Force was created by The Office creator Greg Daniels, and it’s a workplace comedy that centers around a group of people who must develop a sixth branch of the military, inspired by President Trump’s desire to develop a “Space Force” military branch.
Trump was quoted, describing the organization, as saying, “Spacecom will defend America’s vital interests in space, the next warfighting domain, and I think that’s pretty obvious to everybody. It’s all about space.”
Carell takes on the role of General Mark R. Naird and John Malkovich stars as Dr. Adrian Mallory. The show also stars Lisa Kudrow (Friends), Diana Silvers (Booksmart, Ma) as Erin Naird, Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) as F. Tony Scarapiducci, Jimmy O. Yang (Crazy Rich Asians) as Dr. Chan Kaifang, Tawny Newsome as Angela Ali and Alex Sparrow as Bobby Telatovich.
This series has the potential to be hilarious and I’m looking forward to watching it! I’m sure we’ll get a trailer for it soon. In the meantime enjoy the photos!
Here’s a detailed rundown of the characters:
Malkovich plays Dr. Adrian Mallory, Head Science Advisor, brilliant, arrogant and hoping to prevent space from becoming the next great international battlefield.
Schwartz portrays F. Tony Scarapiducci, a self-centered media consultant whose Machiavellian goals only sometimes line up with those of Mark or Space Force.
Silvers is Erin Naird. Popular and an A-student in Washington DC, Mark’s daughter is an outcast in Wild Horse Colorado after transferring to a remote military base and turns to delinquency.
Newsome plays Angela Ali. Helicopter pilot, ambitious and competitive, with secret dreams that she keeps close to the vest.
Yang recurs as Doctor Chan Kaifang. Doctor Mallory’s right hand man, Chan is a brilliant astrophysicist and rocket engineer who immigrated from China as a teenager and loves all things American, from fly fishing to the Baltimore Orioles.
Sparrow is Yuri ‘Bobby’ Telatovich. A charming observer from the Russian Government, Yuri is curious about many things in Mark’s life, like his daughter, or the tech specs of the Javelin missile.
Additionally, Don Lake (Zootopia) plays Brad Gregory. Mark R. Naird’s gatekeeper and assistant, Brad is actually a one-star general in his own right.
As previously announced, Carell stars as Mark R. Naird, a General tapped by the White House to lead a new branch of the Armed Forces with the goal of putting American “Boots on the Moon” by 2024.