God’s Favorite Idiot is a comedy series about Clark Thompson, an ordinary tech support employee who is chosen as God’s messenger and is given the task of stopping an apocalypse from happening.
Release date
All 8 episodes of God’s Favorite Idiot will be released on Netflix on June 15, 2022.
Cast and creators
- Melissa McCarthy
- Ben Falcone
- Denise Roberts
- Leslie Bibb
- Kevin Dunn
- Lynn Gilmartin
Created by Ben Falcone
Synopsis
“Clark Thompson (Ben Falcone) is a mid-level tech support employee, who takes saunas with his dad, Gene (Kevin Dunn), pines after his co-worker Amily (Melissa 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.”
Other details
The real-life couple Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, who play the lead characters in this series, have also written and produced films such as ‘Tammy,’ ‘Life of the Party,’ and ‘The Boss.’
Trailer
Clark, a tech support employee, gets struck by lightning and starts glowing. This freaks Amily out, who is Clark’s crush and co-worker, and she informs everyone about it. Awed by the eerie glow, Clark is thrust into the spotlight. His world turns upside down when he learns that he has to fight Satan herself to stop an apocalypse from happening.
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