Director: Charlie Covell
Mount Olympus is falling apart at the seams in Kaos, a 2024 British series that drags Greek myth into a wry, modern-day fable. Jeff Goldblum plays Zeus as a vain, spiraling god convinced a fresh wrinkle on his forehead spells the end of his reign.
What is Kaos about?
The premise starts with a god having a very bad day: Zeus wakes to a hairline crack on a marble statue of himself and reads it as an omen. His paranoia ripples outward, entangling Hera, Poseidon, and the rest of the divine family in petty schemes and old grudges. Down on the mortal plane, three ordinary people, each nudged by fate in a different direction, are on a collision course with a prophecy none of them asked for. Their small, human choices start to matter more than any god would like to admit. Created by Charlie Covell, the show treats Olympus like a dysfunctional, wealthy household, swapping thunderbolts for boardroom politics and family therapy energy, while still keeping one foot in genuine myth.
Cast & crew
Jeff Goldblum leads as Zeus, bringing his signature clipped, anxious cadence to a god unraveling in real time. He is surrounded by a large ensemble of mortals and deities whose interlocking stories give the season its shape, with Charlie Covell also serving as the show's creator and head writer.
Context & significance
Kaos arrived in 2024 as an eight-episode season blending comedy, drama, and fantasy, part of a wave of prestige mythology reboots that lean on humor rather than spectacle. Its tone sits closer to a family satire than an action epic, using the gods' squabbles to comment on power, control, and fear of irrelevance.
Where & how to watch
Kaos streams on K-Time with a Farsi-language interface built for the Iranian diaspora, and the series is available with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Reading this page is free; watching requires only a quick K-Time account login, with no separate purchase or platform-hopping involved.