John Malkovich and More Join Steve Carell in Netflix's Comedy Series SPACE FORCE
Back in January we reported that Steve Carell, and The Office Executive Producer Greg Daniels we developing a comedy series for Netflix called Space Force. The series is described as “a workplace comedy centered around the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force,” and is loosely based on the Space Force that was officially launched just last month by President Trump. He 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.” Yeah.
Anyway, the series has cast six new cast members to star in the series, and they are John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Jimmy O. Yang, and Alex Sparrow. Here’s a rundown of the characters from a report from Deadline:
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.
I’m not entirely sure what to expect, but I’m excited to see anything from Carell and Daniels. It will be great to see their work on the screen again. I’ll add the original teaser for Space Force below in case you missed it, and we will let you know when we have a release date for the 10-episode series. Are you excited for this series?