The Pentaverate

After influencing global events for centuries, a secret society faces a dangerous threat from within. Can a Canadian reporter save them — and the world?

The Pentaverate (2022) is a American comedy miniseries created by Mike Myers for Netflix. Across six episodes of roughly half an hour each, it is a single-season, self-contained spoof built around a secret society that has quietly shaped global events for centuries and now faces a threat from within. A Canadian reporter is drawn into the group's crisis, and the story moves through a string of absurd set pieces, crude gags and sight-gag escapades rather than a tightly plotted thriller. Mike Myers leads the cast, playing multiple characters, alongside Ken Jeong as Skip Cho and Keegan-Michael Key as Dr. Hobart Clark, with Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia West in supporting roles. The engine is a reporter trying to uncover what the powerful men are hiding while the cabal bumbles toward disaster, and each episode is built from escalating silliness and cameo-laden comic bits. The tone is breezy, irreverent and deliberately lowbrow, with a playful wink at conspiracy thrillers. Fans of Austin Powers and absurdist spoof comedy will find the same mix of parody and goofy self-indulgence here, and the show rewards viewers who enjoy broad, unapologetic humor.

Audiences found the miniseries silly and uneven, with its lowbrow humor and conspiracy spoof landing poorly for many viewers.

• Austin Powers: International Man of Mysteryshared lowbrow conspiracy comedy with absurdist secret society premise
• The Illuminatus! Trilogyshared secret society conspiracy spoof tone and absurd escalation
• Maniac Mansionshared gleefully silly satirical conspiracy comedy with a reporter protagonist

Created by

Mike Myers

Release Date

2022-05-05

Episode runtime

29 min

Rating

6.1 / 10 (119)

What is The Pentaverate about?

A Canadian reporter is pulled into a centuries-old secret society's internal crisis in this lowbrow Mike Myers conspiracy spoof.

What is The Pentaverate like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Pentaverate as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Pentaverate violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Pentaverate as mild.

What did critics think of The Pentaverate?

Audiences found the miniseries silly and uneven, with its lowbrow humor and conspiracy spoof landing poorly for many viewers.

Which shows are like The Pentaverate?

Shows with a similar feel include Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Illuminatus! Trilogy, and Maniac Mansion.

How long is The Pentaverate?

The Pentaverate: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is The Pentaverate still running?

No, The Pentaverate has ended.

Where can I watch The Pentaverate?

In United States, The Pentaverate streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.