Netflix has announced that its newest workplace comedy, Space Force, is headed to the streaming service on May 29. The new series will star The Office’s Steve Carell, along with John Malkovich (Places in the Heart, In the Line of Fire), Diana Silvers (Booksmart), Tawny Newsome (Bajillion Dollar Properties), and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation).
The series will follow Carell’s character, a decorated pilot who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of the newly formed Space Force. He and his team will be tasked with getting boots on the moon once again, and achieving “total space dominance.” The full series description can be seen below.
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“A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and “Spacemen” are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance.”
Netflix has also announced that Lisa Kudrow (Friends) has signed on the series to play Carell’s wife, Maggie Naird. Her character is a “Washington Air Force wife who has sublimated parts of herself to her husband’s career for two decades. But as he takes on his biggest challenge, she is growing in a different direction.”
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Originally announced in January 2019, the upcoming Netflix series was created by Carell and The Office creator Greg Daniels. It’s unclear how many episodes have been ordered for the first season, but we can expect more details to be revealed soon.
In the meantime, be sure to check out our list of the top 25 episodes of The Office.
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Source: IGN.com Space Force: Netflix's New Steve Carell Workplace Comedy Gets Release Date