Netflix released details on its new sketch comedy series Netflix Presents: The Characters featuring Lauren Lapkus (Orange Is The New Black), Kate Berlant (The Meltdown), Dr. Brown (Dr. Brown), Paul W. Downs (Broad City), John Early (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp), Tim Robinson (SNL), Natasha Rothwell (Writer, SNL) and Henry Zebrowski (Heroes Reborn). According to Netflix, each comedian will write and appear in their own episode. Viewers can expect SNL‘s Cecily Strong and Bobby Moynihan, Tyson Beckford, and Broad City‘s Abbi Jacobson to show up in cameos.
The Netflix Presents: The Characters Plot:
One show. Eight comedians. Multiple personalities. In Netflix Presents: The Characters, the next generation of comedians get a chance that only Netflix could offer: the opportunity to create their own 30-minute episodes and do whatever they want. No rules. No limits. Each comedian writes and appears in his/her episode, presenting a series of sketches that veer wildly from Bachelor parodies, to music videos, to biblical spoofs… all in the name of outlaw comedy.
Watch the teaser trailer:
