The show’s Illuminati-inspired concept features Myers playing several roles-one of which is Shep Gordon, the real-life music manager of acts like Alice Cooper and Blondie who Myers directed a documentary about in 2013. They’re premiering the comedian’s new TV show, The Pentaverate, on May 5, marking Myers’ return to the kind of character-based comedy he became known for on Saturday Night Live and in the Austin Powers movies. Is the world ready for the Mike Myers comeback? Netflix obviously thinks so.
Stars: Mike Myers, Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe, Jennifer Saunders, Lydia West Here are 12 of the biggest new shows at Netflix released in the past two months. We’ve skipped reality shows and focused on recent narrative series.Īs always, some of these new Netflix series we recommend heartily and others aren’t quite our cup of streaming tea, but there’s definitely something for everyone below, especially if you don’t mind subtitles. We’ve compiled a running list of the all the biggest new Netflix original shows and exclusive releases from the streaming giant’s partners, and we’ll continue to update it as new shows get added. Netflix is releasing so many original new TV series, it can be easy to lose track of the latest shows.