Overview
Command Z is a science fiction comedy web series directed by Steven Soderbergh. The series consists of eight episodes of varying lengths that ultimately comprise a 90-minute runtime.
Cast
Michael Cera as Kerning Fealty
Roy Wood Jr. as Sam
Chloe Radcliffe as Emma
JJ Maley as Jamie
Liev Schreiber as Kohlberg Pryce
Kevin Pollak as Old Kerning Fealty
Zoe Winters as Christina Martin
Laura Seay as Astrid Jensen
Catherine Curtin as Carol
Stavros Halkias as Baz Diamandis
Mike Houston as Bob Shiner
Will Brill as Henry Humphrey
Mike Birbiglia as the Time Traveler
Production
In January 2023, Steven Soderbergh announced that he had filmed a science fiction satire series he was calling The Pendulum Project. It was shot in July and August 2022 between shooting Magic Mike's Last Dance and Full Circle in New York. The show was independently financed by Soderbergh, and it was inspired by Kurt Andersen's book Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. Andersen co-created and co-wrote the series. It stars Michael Cera, Roy Wood Jr., Chloe Radcliffe, JJ Maley, and Liev Schreiber. Writers include Andersen, Wood Jr, Radcliffe, Nell Scovell, Larry Doyle, Akilah Hughes, Jiehae Park, and Emily Flake.
Release
A secret screening of Command Z was held on June 16, 2023, at the Metrograph in New York City before the series' release. It was officially released on July 17, 2023—the same date that the characters must travel back in time to in the show's universe. The series was made available for purchase on the website of Soderbergh's production company, Extension 765, and proceeds from the series are donated to Children's Aid and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
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