Ep 171: Olympian Drama and Modernizing Greek Myth in “Kaos” (2024, Netflix, ft. Jeff Goldblum)

Today we're discussing the new Top 10 Netflix streaming show, "Kaos" (2024). Created by Charlie Covell and starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus, this limited series is a contemporary retelling of Ancient Greek mythology that is darkly comic and epic in scale. Winding between the jealous gods of Olympus, the apartheid state of Minoan Crete/Krete, and the grey bureaucracy of the Underworld, this is the story of how three unwitting humans may bring about a catastrophic ancient prophecy. It's got Zeus (Goldblum), Hera (Janet McTeer), Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan), Orpheus (Killian Scott) and Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau), the Fates, the Furies, and anything else a Classics scholar could dream of -- let's get into it! Follow us on your favorite podcast platform for more! ⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@middaymusingspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/middaymusingspod⁠⁠