Steve Carell to star in Netflix comedy based on Trump's Space Force
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 17 January 2019
- Modified Date: 05:32 | 17 January 2019
Steve Carell is starring in a new workplace comedy that could be out of this world.
Netflix said Wednesday that Carell is re-teaming with "The Office" producers Greg Daniels and Howard Klein on the series "Space Force."
It's about the people assigned to create a sixth branch of the armed services focused on space, the streaming service said.
The premise is grounded in reality: Last year, the Trump administration directed the Pentagon to form a Space Command aimed at the creation of a Space Force branch.
Netflix made fun of Trump's Space Command with a video it published: "The goal of the new branch is 'to defend satellites from attack' and 'perform other space-related tasks.' Or something."
Carell and Daniels are the sitcom's co-creators and will serve as executive producers along with Klein.
Daniels co-created NBC's 2015-13 "The Office," based on the original Ricky Gervais-Stephen Merchant U.K. mockumentary series.