Netflix has ordered a new workplace comedy series titled, Space Force, co-created by Steve Carell and The Office creator, Greg Daniels. Carell will star in the series of which has not decided on an episode count.
STEVE CARELL, GREG DANIELS AND HOWARD KLEIN REUNITE FOR NETFLIX ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES SPACE FORCE
Workplace comedy centered around the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force.
Steve Carell, who co-created the series, will star and executive produce
Greg Daniels (The Office (U.S.), King of the Hill, Parks and Recreation), is the co-creator of the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer
Howard Klein/3Arts (The Office (U.S.), The Mindy Project, Parks and Recreation) will also serve as executive producer
Workplace comedy centered around the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force.
Steve Carell, who co-created the series, will star and executive produce
Greg Daniels (The Office (U.S.), King of the Hill, Parks and Recreation), is the co-creator of the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer
Howard Klein/3Arts (The Office (U.S.), The Mindy Project, Parks and Recreation) will also serve as executive producer
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The series is inspired by Trump's idea for a space force to serve as the sixth branch of the military.
.@SteveCarell will star in a new workplace comedy series he co-created with #TheOffice’s Greg Daniels about the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services: the Space Force! pic.twitter.com/6GEFNgP18w
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Sources say Carell's salary for Space Force — including co-creator and exec producer fees — sets a new overall record for talent, likely topping the $1 million per episode paydays that the cast of CBS' The Big Bang Theory previously netted. With The Office ranking as one of Netflix's most-watched acquired series — sources note that it often collects more viewers than some of its originals — the streamer stepped up after hearing Carell was ready to return to series regular television and aggressively pursued the series. The show was not shopped elsewhere.
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