“It’s historic – literally.”
At least, that’s what a digital Michael Cera says at the start of the trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming sci-fi comedy series, “Command Z.” The ‘Ocean’s 11′ to ’13’ director brought together Cera, Roy Wood Jr., Chloe Radcliffe and Liev Schreiber for a post-apocalyptic look at the year 2023, as they journey through the past putting a wormhole in a washing machine.
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The new series follows Soderbergh’s recent Black Max series “Full Circle,” starring Claire Danes and Zazie Beetz, which premiered on July 13. “Command Z” is set to premiere on July 17 and will be available on Soderbergh’s website, Extension765.com.
“Here’s the fun part. Getting through our wormhole involves ingesting a synthetic substance related to psychedelics and playing the theme song from the movie ‘Mahogany’,” explains Ozian Cera. He leads Wood Jr., Radcliffe, and Schreiber on a series of missions, hacking into people’s brains from 2023 to alter their thoughts and undo history, which in this universe includes the NRA’s association with police unions and an Amazon-Walmart merger allowing for blood as payment.
Soderbergh’s production company, Extension 765, revealed the show’s news in its newsletter, writing cryptically:
“I think by now you are accustomed to me describing the somewhat temperamental behavior of our boss, Mr/Dr Soderbergh, but this most recent development is next level and cannot be kept to myself for reasons I you’ll soon understand… If I seem nervous, it’s because A) None of us have seen it; and B) it apparently lasts about ninety minutes, but there are eight episodes of varying length , so is it a real series or just a movie cut to pieces? »
Soderbergh is known for having already directed three films in the “Ocean’s” franchise and his breakthrough film “Sex, Lies and Videotape”, as well as his films “Magic Mike”, “Contagion”, “Erin Brockovich”, “Kimi” and d ‘others.
Click here to watch the trailer on Soderbergh’s website.
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