History of the World, Part I amused people by making fun of some important historical events. Now, more than four decades later, Mel Brooks is finally making a sequel to the film.
History of the World Part II is coming to Hulu. It will be a continuation of the first series and will show more historical events in a funny way. Now that the official trailer for the show has been released, we can see that it has a huge cast, including some well-known actors. Read on to see the show’s trailer and learn more about it.
History of the World Part II Trailer: A Hilarious Take on Historical Events
The trailer shows different times in human history. It shows abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman holding a gun to the heads of Confederate soldiers. One of them doesn’t even know who she is, so Tubman jokes and asks how they got to be in charge of keeping Black people as slaves.
In another storyline, Jesus meets Judas, and at a recording session, Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud feels uncomfortable. The crazy things that happen keep happening, like when Noah fills his ark with animals.
There will be four parts to the eight-part series. The first two episodes will be shown for the first time on March 6 on Hulu. Over the next three days, two episodes will be released each day, and the last episode will be released on March 9. Check out the video below.
The Series will Explore the Themes of the Original Film
The TV show will look at the themes of the first movie. Nick Kroll recently talked about the show and said that it would continue to look into the theme that Brooks set up in the movie. “Mel’s main goal was always to make fun of how greedy and stupid people in power were,” he said.
“So, doing a history show at a time when we’re looking at what happened in the past and how it happened made it easy for me to carry on Mel’s tradition of making fun of people in power. “That really became the light that led us,” he said.
“Finally, a sequel to Mel Brooks’s seminal film HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, with different sketches from different times in human history in each episode,” Hulu wrote when it released the trailer.
History of the World Part II will Feature an Impressive Ensemble
Part I of History of the World was known for how well the ensemble cast did. In the sequel series, a few more stars have been added to the list, which is a step up. Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholz, Pamela Adlon, Dove Cameron, D’Arcy Carden, Tim Baltz, Zazie Beetz, and Jillian Bell will all be on the show.
Quinta Brunson, Ronny Chieng, Rob Corddry, Danny DeVito, David Duchovny, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jake Johnson, Hannah Einbinder, Jay Ellis, Josh Gad, Kimiko Glenn, Ken Marino, Jack McBrayer, Richard Kind, Johnny Knoxville, Lauren Lapkus, Jenifer Lewis, Poppy Liu, Joe Lo Truglio, and Jason Mantzoukas are also in the series.
Zahn McClarnon, Charles Melton, Tyler James Williams, Kumail Nanjiani, Brock O’Hurn, Andrew Rannells, Emily Ratajkowski, Taika Waititi, Sam Richardson, Nick Robinson, Timothy Simons, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, J.B. Smoove, David Wain, and Reggie Watts are also in the cast.
