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A new comedy series based on Greek mythology has just been released on Netflix called Kaos, with Jeff Goldblum starring alongside the likes of David Thewlis, Janet McTeer, Suzie Eddie Izzard, and Billie Piper.

The show features eight episodes and sees Goldblum play Zeus, who worries that the end is near after he discovers a forehead wrinkle. As he grapples with this possibility, several humans find their world changed by the influence of the Gods and each other.

Talking to Netflix, Goldblum explained, “My character is complicated and charismatic, not to mention cruel. Charlie Covell’s writing leapt off the page and struck my gizzard like a lightning bolt as something spectacularly smart, surprising, unexpected, profound, and deeply moving.”

According to McTeer, who plays Zeus’ wife, Hera, the series is a metaphorical exploration of those incredibly rich figures who exploit their power at the expense of ‘normal’ people. “It’s so brutal. It’s about the 1%, which is what I think the gods are. They will do anything for their own pleasure. They don’t care what it costs people or the Earth.”

Covell previously created the popular series The End of the F***ing World, which was distributed by Netflix after it was initially created with Channel 4. While they have written each episode, direction has been handled by Georgi Banks-Davies and Runyararo Mapfumo.

Fans have already been loving the use of popular music within the show, with everything from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Enya, Anna Calvi, ABBA, Fatboy Slim, and David Bowie soundtracking the drama caused by the chaotic Greek Gods.

There is also a sequence in which Killian Scott’s character, Orpheus, performs a gig. He sings an original song called ‘Eurydice’, which can be found on the soundtrack and appears in both episodes one and three.

Every song used on the Kaos soundtrack:

Episode One

• ‘Money For Nothing’ – Dire Straits
• ‘Hold On I’m Coming’ – Samuel David Moore & Dave Prater
• ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ – ABBA
• ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’ – Blue Oyster Cult
• ‘Kiss My Name’ – Anohni And The Johnsons
• ‘Future Starts Slow’ – The Kills
• ‘Eurydice’ – performed by Killian Scott
• ‘Darkness Song’ – Asaf Avidan
• ‘A Picture Of Me (Without You)’ – George Jones
• ‘I Know What I Know’ – Paul Simon

Episode Two

• ‘Missing’ – Everything But The Girl (Todd Terry Remix)
• ‘The Passenger’ – Siouxsie & The Banshees
• ‘Disparate Youth’ – Santigold
• ‘The Wizard’ – Jimmie Rodgers
• ‘The Way to Your Heart’ – Hal David & John Cacavas
• ‘Heaven’ – The Brute Chorus

Episode Three

• ‘Escape (The Pina Colada Song]’ – Rupert Holmes
• ‘Reet Petite’ – Jackie Wilson
• ‘Games People Play’ – Mel Torme
• ‘Paper Doll’ – Brian Hyland
• ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’ – Dick Haymes
• ‘Eurydice’ – Killian Scott
• ‘Only Time’ – Enya

Episode Four

• ‘Sleeping On The Blacktop’ – Colter Wall
• ‘Know The Ledge’ – Eric B & Rakim
• ‘You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)’ – Dawn Penn

Episode Five

• ‘A Girl Like You’ – Edwyn Collins
• ‘Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’’ – Oklahoma
• ‘The Look’ – Metronomy
• ‘Hunter’ – Anna Calvi

Episode Six

• ‘Les Fleurs’ – Minnie Riperton
• ‘Waking Up’ – Elastica
• ‘Time of the Season’ – The Zombies
• ‘Over the Rainbow’ – Judy Garland
• ‘Praise You’ – Fatboy Slim

Episode Seven

• ‘Keep on the Sunny Side’ – The Carter Family
• ‘To Conquer Pain With Love’ – Mariam The Believer
• ‘Figure It Out’ – Royal Blood

Episode Eight

• ‘I’m Alive’ – Beth Ditto
• ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ – David Bowie
• ‘Hard Time’ – Seinabo Sey
• ‘Sacrilege’ – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• ‘Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In’ – The 5th Dimension