The new Netflix prequel series for Wet Hot American Summer may have assembled the best cast of all time.

July 31 is the date to mark in your calendars, when Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, a limited 8-episode series, is coming to Netflix. The series is serving as an prequel to the 2001 cult classic movie set at Camp Firewood.

Here’s the blurb about it from Netflix:

An all-star cast delivers big laughs in this irreverent spoof of summer camp and ’80s teenager movies. We’ve seen the last day of summer in the classic original film, now discover the events that shaped these iconic characters on the first day of Camp Firewood’s season. It’s going to be an unforgettable day of events in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp!

And the cast is a bit ridiculous.

Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, and Michael Showalter join together with new characters played by Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, John Slattery and more.

The first trailer for the series has been released and it proves one thing: this is going to be a funny, funny series. Watch it once, watch it twice, and join us for the binge at the end of the month!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLlMTn_Jzok

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp premieres on July 31st exclusively through Netflix. 

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