The very first day of shooting was so emotional for one star that tears rained down on the set

The black humorous Netflix comedy Kaos about the mythological machinations of the gods and goddesses from the Greek pantheon has been online since last week. The format by Charlie Covell (The End of the F***ing World) is currently 2nd place in the series charts of the streamer.

The main attraction is Jeff Goldblum as the aging Zeus in an existential crisis, but other mythological figures from Olympus also received a modern update. Kaineusplayed by actor Misia Butler, whose first day of shooting ended with great emotions and even tears on the set.

That’s why Kaos star Misia Butler caused tears on the Netflix set with one of his first scenes

In Greek mythology, Kaineus was a girl who was raped by Poseidon and then turned into a boy. So it was probably a no-brainer for the creatives behind the Netflix series to cast a trans actor in the role.

In episode 4, Kaineus shares parts of his backstory in a five-minute dialogue scene with Eurydice aka Riddy (Aurora Perrineau). Butler talks about it in an interview with Radio Times:

I think it was the first day of shooting when we shot this scene, my audition scene, where I and another character are sitting on a bench, talking for a very long time, and I was so touched by it. Afterwards I saw that Charlie was also really touched. And we just cried and hugged each other.

Showrunner Charlie Covell is nonbinary himself and therefore also part of the trans community, which made the scene very personal for both parties. Butler continued:

I then said that if I had seen this scene as the child I was, I would have felt incredibly seenwhich would have enhanced my experience because I would have seen myself represented in such a powerful way.

For Misia Butler, Kaos is already the fourth Netflix production after Kiss Me First, The School for Good and Evil and Half Bad.

Further LGBTQ representation in the Netflix series Kaos

There is no lack of LGBTQ representation in Kaos, as the deities are largely above human heteronormativity. Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan), Hera (Janet McTeer) and even Zeus himself are not only interested in the opposite sex, as we see in season 1.

Another trans person on set is British comedy icon Suzie aka Eddie Izzard in the role of Lachy. She is not only known for her stand-up routines, which she performs in several languages ​​depending on the venue, but also as a genderfluid politician, dramatic actress (she played Dr. Gideon in Hannibal, for example) and long-distance runner who, among other things, completed 27 marathons in 27 days to raise money for a good cause.

So far, eight episodes of Kaos are available on Netflix. It is not yet known whether there will be a second season. However, the high position in the Netflix charts is a good omen.

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