Wet Hot American Summer: first look at Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper in Netflix series

Star-studded prequel series to the cult 2001 comedy film debuts on the streaming service in July
Big names: Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper are among the impressive cast (Photo: Netflix)
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Ben Travis22 May 2015

You might not have heard of Wet Hot American Summer, but you’ll definitely have heard the names of the people who starred in it.

The 2001 comedy film has become a cult hit over the years, starring the likes of Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, and Janeane Garofalo. The films is set during the last day of a summer camp in 1981, and the various romantic entanglements of the staff and campers.

Coming soon to Netflix is a prequel series to the film, titled Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, bringing back the original cast – yes, even the big names – for eight episodes.

Now we’ve been given our first proper look at the cast – take a look at Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper as Susie and Ben, who in the film put together a camp talent contest, Paul Rudd as the promiscuous Andy, and Janeane Garofalo as camp director Beth.

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp - in pictures

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Also set to star in the new series are Jon Hamm, Jason Schwartzman, Kriten Wiig, John Slattery, and Chris Pine – it really is a star-studded affair.

As usual with Netflix, all episodes will become available to stream on the same day – July 31 to be precise.

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