...both playing multiple roles

Netflix has released the first trailer for The Pentaverate, starring Mike Myers is no fewer than eight roles, and Jennifer Saunders, who plays two.

The series is about a Canadian journalist trying to investigate a benevolent secret society of five men — aka The Pentaverate — which has been working to influence world events since the Black Plague of 1347.

And aptly enough, the show will launch on May 5 - the fifth day of the fifth month.

Saunders will play The Maester of Dubrovnik, the head investigator for the Pentaverate, and his sister, the Saester of Dubrovnik - both below.

Meanwhile, Myers plays journalist Ken Scarborough; conspiracy theorist Anthony Lansdowne; far-right radio host Rex Smith;  Pentaverate member Lord Lordington; former media mogul Bruce Baldwin; Ex-Russian oligarch Mishu Ivanov;  former rock-n-roll manager Shep Gordon and Jason Eccleston, a tech genius who invented the Pentaverate’s super computer.

Jeremy Irons narrates the series which also features Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe and Lydia West. It is directed by Tim Kirkby, whose credits include the first ever episode of Fleabag, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and Don’t Forget The Driver.

Published: 16 Mar 2022