Kaos

I highly recommend the Netflix series Kaos, a dramedy about the Greek gods but set in today's world with watches and phones, starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus. Who would have thought, right? But Goldblum hits it out of the park as the all-powerful ruler obsessed with a wrinkle on his forehead. The writing is hilarious and the acting is fab. I had so much fun binge-watching all 8 episodes over Labor Day Weekend; I hope they greenlight a second season. The soundtrack is totally kickin', and you can listen to it on Spotify. GOT fans might be interested to know that Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon) plays Prometheus, the wonderful narrator, who has been cursed to have his liver eaten by an eagle on the daily. Nabhaan Rizwan does a great job as Dionysius, the carefree, pleasure-seeking son of Zeus searching for more meaning in his life. Janet McTeer plays Hera, Zeus' wife, with zinger lines, and Cliff Curtis plays an incredibly sexy Poseidon, god of the sea. Debi Mazar is very efficient office manager Medusa, who keeps her snakes neatly tucked inside her headscarf. There's Orpheus (a musician) who loves Euridice, who wants to leave him, Cassandra, whom no one believes, Ariadne and her twin brother, Charon in his usual role, and of course Hades, god of the underworld, et al. There are prophesies and paranoia, neuroses and psychoses, fates and furies, philosophy, monsters, a kitten, and much more.

Great stuff.