KAOS is up there with The Old Guard and Nimona for the kind of queer-centric fantasy productions we've been missing a whole lot of.
Jeff Goldblum is perfect as Zeus, Janet McTeer blows everyone out of the water as Hera and there isn't a chiseled Greek statuesque body in sight. It's refreshing seeing such a diversity of body types and ethnicities on-screen (though why the King of Krete has an Irish accent is a little beyond me).
Suzy Izzard? Oh yes. trans-positive representation? Hell yes. Faces familiar to Doctor Who fans? You know it.
Great storytelling, often hilarious, riffing off old myths, though given a 21st century sensibility: this is Zeus Trump or Musk or whatever weirdo billionaire you like, living in his glorious bubble, in capable of nothing but feeding his own desires and deep insecurities. He has one loyal son, Dionysus, who is out of his depth, but still wants dad's approval (and something beyond his current lightweight duties). Brother Poseidon (Chris Curtis) is all about that super-yacht life, willing to let his favored city of Krete do as it will, but only up to a certain point.
Hera might be heartless, but she is definitely The QUEEN.
The myths of Persephone, the Minotaur and Orpheus and Eurydice are all played on here, and we've got TERFish Amazons and the defeated Trojans bear no small political resemblance to Gazans, under the thumb of controlling Krete (and "segregated for their own protection").
The Fates, the Furies and the non-unionized workers of the Underworld are all accounted for.
Great satire and fantasy together? This one is a treat.
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