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Kaos, an 8-episode Netflix series (2024), created by Charlie Covell, starring Jeff Goldblum (Zeus) and Janet McTeer (Hera) with Aurora Perrineau as Riddy and Killian Scott as Orpheus.

A rather strong rethinking of virtually every aspect of the Eurydice myth presents in Riddy (Perrineau) an independent woman who is not to be undone by her tragic death and separation from her spouse. Orpheus' prodigious musical gifts notwithstanding, regaining his lost bride takes here much much more than charm and determination. The whole is woven into a matrix of rethinkings of the Prometheus myth and the family of Minos and Dionysus' rise to prominence...

The Eurydice narrative stands comfortably on its own. But, the end of episode 8 suggests that there will be other seasons to follow. Will they include this powerful Eurydice?

With its MA rating — the barrage of profanity, pervasive sexuality (though minimal nudity), and [I think] downright offensive disregard for humanity — Kaos is neither for the impressionable nor for the faint of heart.

photo at right (screenshot from episode 8): shows the final retrospection of Orpheus and Riddy