David Farnor | On 30, Apr 2022

Netflix has cancelled Space Force after two seasons.

Created by The Office’s Greg Daniels, the comedy stars Steve Carell as four-star general Mark R Naird, a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force who 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 colourful 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.

Co-starring John Malkovich and Ben Schwartz, the series returned for a second season in February, when it briefly appeared in the streamer’s 10 most-watched shows but seemed not to make a splash. Now, Netflix has officially decided not to renew the show for a third voyage.

The move comes as the company increasingly considers viewership numbers and completion rates against budgets when weighing whether to renew a project. It also comes as Netflix is facing a downturn in subscribers for the first time in a decade, with a further 2 million subscribers forecast to be lost in the coming three months.

Daniels, however, is still working with Netflix on a number of other projects, including an adaptation of card game Exploding Kittens and Bad Crimes.

 

Watch: Trailer for Space Force Season 2

30th January 2022

Space Force returns for Season 2 this February, and a new trailer gives us a first look at its sophomore voyage.

Created by The Office’s Greg Daniels, the comedy stars Steve Carell as four-star general Mark R Naird, a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force who 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 colourful 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.

The workplace comedy co-stars John Malkovich, Lisa Kudrow, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz and Jimmy O Yang. Season 2 will follow General Naird and his underdog team as they face growing pressure under a new presidential administration. Season 2 launches on 18th February – here’s the trailer:

 

Space Force Season 2 set for February launch

6th January 2022

Space Force will launch its second season this February, Netflix has announced.

Created by The Office’s Greg Daniels, the comedy stars Steve Carell as four-star general Mark R Naird, a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force who 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 colourful 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.

The workplace comedy co-stars John Malkovich, Lisa Kudrow, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz and Jimmy O Yang.

“This space sitcom suffers from a slow take-off,” we wrote in our review of Season 1, which touched down in May 2020.

Nonetheless, Netflix greenlit a second chapter and now, almost two years later, that sophomore run is upon us. Season 2 will follow General Naird and his underdog team as they face growing pressure under a new presidential administration. There are also changes behind the scenes, with Norm Hiscock (Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joining Daniels as co-showrunner. What will those changes will mean for Season 2? We won’t have to wait long to find out, with all seven episodes touching down on 18th February.

 

Netflix renews Space Force for Season 2

14th November 2020

Netflix has renewed Space Force for a second season.

Created by The Office’s Greg Daniels, the series stars Steve Carell as four-star general Mark R. Naird, a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force who 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 colourful 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.

The workplace comedy co-stars John Malkovich, Lisa Kudrow, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz and Jimmy O. Yang.

Now, several months later, Netflix has confirmed that the programme will launch on to our screens once more for a second voyage. It follows another renewal for Greg Daniels, of his high-concept comedy Upload, over at Amazon Studios.

 

Netflix launches new Space Force trailer – plus a podcast

19th May 2020

Space is… hard. That’s the main lesson of the new trailer for Netflix’s Space Force, which touches down this May – along with its own podcast.

Created by The Office’s Greg Daniels, the series stars Steve Carell as four-star general Mark R. Naird, a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force who 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 coloirful 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.

The workplace comedy co-stars John Malkovich, Lisa Kudrow, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz and Jimmy O. Yang. Yang will be doing double duty, also hosting Inside Joke: Space Force Podcast. The official companion podcast will welcome the cast and crew behind the new Netflix series for a 10-part exploration of the stories behind the show.

All episodes of Space Force will launch on 29th May on Netflix. The podcast will arrive at the same time, with new episodes touching down every Monday and Thursday.

 

Watch: Trailer lands for Netflix’s Space Force

5th May 2020

“Netflix had this premise that they thought might make a funny show — the idea made everybody laugh in a meeting, an idea of a show about the origins of a fictitious Space Force. I heard about the idea through my agent, and Netflix pitched the show to me, and then I pitched the show to Greg, and we all had the same reaction to it. There was no show, there was no idea aside from the title. Netflix asked, “Do you want to do a show called Space Force?” And I pretty much immediately said, “Well yeah, sure. That sounds great.” And then I called Greg, and I said, “Hey, you want to do a show called Space Force?” And he said, “Yeah, that sounds good. Let’s do it.” And it was really based on nothing.”

That’s Steve Carell explaining the origins of new Netflix comedy Space Force, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the series in action.

Carell plays four-star general Mark R. Naird, a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force who 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 coloirful 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.

Co-created by Greg Daniels (The Office), the workplace comedy co-stars John Malkovich, Lisa Kudrow, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Sparrow and Don Lake. It touches down on 29th May. Here’s the trailer:

 

First look: Lisa Kudrow joins Steve Carell in Netflix’s Space Force

9th April 2020

Netflix’s Space Force will officially touch down on our screens in May, and Lisa Kudrow will be among the crew.

The comedy follows four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell), a decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force. He 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.

From co-creators Carell and Greg Daniels (The Office), the workplace comedy has assembled an impressive ensemble cast, including John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome and Ben Schwartz, alongside Jimmy O. Yang, Noah Emmerich, Alex Sparrow and Don Lake.

Now, Lisa Kudrow has also been confirmed as a cast member, playing Maggie, the wife of General Mark. Maggie 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.

The series premieres on Netflix on 29th May. Here’s your first look, thanks to a bunch of new images that landed last night:

 

Noah Emmerich signs up for Netflix’s Space Force

4th November 2019

Noah Emmerich is the latest recruit to sign up for Netflix’s Space Force.

The workplace comedy is centered around the people on Earth tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force.

Steve Carell stars as Mark R. Naird, a General tapped by the White House to lead a new branch of the Armed Forces with the goal of putting American “Boots on the Moon” by 2024.

Carell co-created the series with Greg Daniels (The Office (U.S.); King of the Hill; Parks and Recreation). Daniels serves as showrunner and executive producer. Howard Klein/3Arts (The Office (U.S.); The Mindy Project; Parks and Recreation) also serves as executive producer. Paul King (Paddington, Paddington 2) will direct two episodes of Space Force, including the pilot.

That combination of talent has already attracted an impressive cast, including John Malkovich as Dr. Adrian Mallory, the arrogant Head Science Advisor, Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, House of Lies) as F. Tony Scarapiducci, a self-centered media consultant, Diana Silvers (Booksmart, MA) as Erin Naird, Mark’s daughter, and Tawny Newsome (Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Brockmire) as Angela Ali, a helicopter pilot.

Emmerich (The Americans) will play Kick Grabaston, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, Mark’s old boss and rival. He is one of a trio of recurring cast additions, along with Fred Willard (Modern Family) and Jessica St. Clair (Playing House).

Willard plays Fred Naird, Mark’s father, and St. Clair plays Kelly King, a forthright civilian contractor helping Mark build the new base in Colorado.

The 10-part series will launch on Netflix worldwide in 2020.

 

John Malkovich joins Netflix’s Space Force

28th September 2019

John Malkovich will join Steve Carroll in Netflix’s new Space Force.

The workplace comedy is centered around the people on Earth tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force.

Steve Carell stars as Mark R. Naird, a General tapped by the White House to lead a new branch of the Armed Forces with the goal of putting American “Boots on the Moon” by 2024.

Carell co-created the series with Greg Daniels (The Office (U.S.); King of the Hill; Parks and Recreation). Daniels serves as showrunner and executive producer. Howard Klein/3Arts (The Office (U.S.); The Mindy Project; Parks and Recreation) also serves as executive producer.

While those names alone are enough to intrigue, the series is expanding the cast with a host of series regular roles. Malkovich leads the pack as Dr. Adrian Mallory, the Head Science Advisor, who is brilliant, arrogant and hoping to prevent space from becoming the next great international battlefield. Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, House of Lies) plays F. Tony Scarapiducci, a self-centered media consultant whose Machiavellian goals only sometimes line up with those of Mark or Space Force. Diana Silvers (Booksmart, MA) plays Erin Naird, Mark’s daughter and an A-student in Washington DC, who is an an outcast in Wild Horse Colorado after transferring to a remote military base and turns to delinquency. Tawny Newsome (Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Brockmire) plays Angela Ali, a helicopter pilot who is ambitious and competitive and has secret dreams that she keeps close to the vest.

Other recurring guest stars include Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians) as Doctor Chan Kaifang – Doctor Mallory’s right hand man and a brilliant astrophysicist and rocket engineer who immigrated from China as a teenager and loves all things American – and Alex Sparrow (Unreal, The Vatican Tapes) as Yuri ‘Bobby’ Telatovich, a charming observer from the Russian Government.

BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Paul King (Paddington, Paddington 2) has been tapped to direct two episodes of Space Force, including the pilot.

The 10-part series will launch on Netflix worldwide in 2020.

 

Space Force: Steve Carell to star in Trump-inspired Netflix comedy

17th January 2019

Donald Trump’s Space Force is coming to Netflix. Well, almost. Space Force, a new series inspired by the US President’s vision of the country’s future defence, is on the way, with Steve Carell on the launchpad ready for take-off.

Carell co-created the series with Greg Daniels (The Office (U.S.), King of the Hill, Parks and Recreation), and will star and executive produce the show. Daniels will serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Howard Klein/3Arts (The Office (U.S.), The Mindy Project, Parks and Recreation) also on board as an executive producer.

The result is a workplace comedy centred around the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force.

Here’s the video announcing the series:

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