This is either the greatest comedy idea we’ve ever heard of, or … well, no, it is the greatest comedy idea we’ve ever heard of.
A month or two back, Tatum put out a tweet that was light on details, but heavy on … intrigue? Suspense? Confusion? All of the above? You tell us…
Y'all aren't ready for what I've been working on with @freeassocla & @a24. Comrade Detective. August 4th on @amazonvideo. #comradedetective pic.twitter.com/DVrVliOSFk
— Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) June 29, 2017
Detectives Gregor Anghel and Iosef Baciu, played by real-life Romanian actors Florin Piersic Jr. and Corneliu Ulici, are on the hunt for someone who has murdered another member of the Romanian police department, but ultimately they get involved in a subversive plot to destroy their country that is fueled by their greatest enemy, (dun dun dun!) Capitalism.
However, while the folks on screen will be total strangers to most, the show will be dubbed by Tatum and Levitt as the partners on the man-hunt, while Parks & Rec star Nick Offerman plays their Romanian police captain, who wants results, damn it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NRKyqhwdxI
Clip via Amazon Prime Video Canada
The rest of the voice cast consists of the hugely impressive likes of Jenny Slate, Chloë Sevigny, Jake Johnson, Jason Mantzoukas, Fred Armisen, Kim Basinger, Mahershala Ali, Tracey Letts, Bobby Cannavale, Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger, Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton Duplass, Jerrod Carmichael, Bo Burnham and John Early.
And the best part? It airs on Amazon Prime from 4 August. That’s only a few days away. We’re all about this right now!
