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‘God’s Favorite Idiot’: Netflix Releases Trailer For Comedy Starring Ben Falcone & Melissa McCarthy

by Dave Elliott

https://youtu.be/g48NhGOUQbo

Netflix has released a trailer for God’s Favorite Idiot, a new comedy series created by, and starring Ben Falcone alongside Melissa McCarthy.

Clark Thompson (Falcone) is a mid-level tech support employee, who takes saunas with his dad, Gene (Kevin Dunn), pines after his co-worker Amily (McCarthy), and loves his cats. When he starts to glow, he begins to realize this isn’t an average day at the office and God has bigger plans for him. Clark can’t save mankind by himself, he must gather his flock of mismatched co-workers, his longtime crush Amily and angelic allies to outwit Satan herself (Leslie Bibb). Together, they’re just a bunch of average humans coming together for the greater good because, after all, you can’t save the world alone.

Alongside Falcone and McCarthy, the series stars Leslie Bibb (Christine Everhart in the MCU, ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’), Kevin Dunn (‘Veep’, ‘The Mosquito Coast’), Usman Ally (‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’, ‘Suits’), Steve Mallory (‘Thunder Force’, ‘Superintelligence’), Chris Sandiford (‘What We Do in the Shadows’, ‘Moonfall’), Ana Scotney (‘Shortland Street’, ‘Educators’) and Yanic Truesdale (‘The Wedding Planners’, ‘Gilmore Girls’).

The series is created by actor/writer/director/comedian Ben Falcone, who also stars alongside his real-life wife, Melissa McCarthy. This is the first series the duo has done for Netflix, although they have previously done two movies for the streaming service – 2020’s ‘Superintelligence’ and 2021’s ‘Thunder Force’ – both of which starred McCarthy with Falcone directing and also taking an acting role. The series will be their sixth on-screen collaboration together. On a side note, the music for the series comes from the lovely and brilliant friend of Geektown, composer Fil Eisler, who also previously worked on the movies.

God’s Favorite Idiot‘ Season 1 premieres Wednesday, 15th June 2022 on Netflix UK and worldwide.

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