‘The Pentaverate’ Trailer Shows Mike Myers Playing Eight Different Roles in Netflix Comedy
variety.comSasha Urban editorNetflix has dropped the trailer for “The Pentaverate,” Mike Myers’ new comedy series about a five-man secret society.
The trailer comes after Myers joined Instagram last week and began posting cryptic images with fives in them: a five dollar bill, the 5 train in New York City, the five boroughs and a Five Guys storefront.Ever the chameleon, Myers is taking on eight different roles in the new series.
He’ll be joined by a star-studded cast that includes Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia West.Per Netflix, the description for “The Pentaverate,” which will be told over six 30-minute episodes, asks, “What if a secret society of five men has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347?
As this new series begins, one unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself.
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