{"id":16471,"date":"2022-06-06T12:54:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T10:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1655503"},"modified":"2022-06-06T13:22:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T11:22:14","slug":"gods-favorite-idiot-release-date-and-news-for-melissa-mccarthy-series","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gods-favorite-idiot-release-date-and-news-for-melissa-mccarthy-series\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Favorite Idiot: Release date and news for Melissa McCarthy series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 06 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone are both set to star in upcoming comedy God\u2019s Favorite Idiot, which is written by the latter and will stream on Netflix<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n

The series stars Falcone as Clark, a mid-level tech support employee who becomes the unwitting messenger of God. Meanwhile, McCarthy stars as Amily, Clark\u2019s colleague and love interest.<\/p>\n

The raucous comedy also stars Leslie Bibb as Satan, who can be seen in the trailer riding a motorcycle and wreaking havoc, as Clark is warned of her presence.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about God\u2019s Favorite Idiot on Netflix.<\/p>\n

When will God\u2019s Favorite Idiot be released on Netflix?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Melissa McCarthy as Amily Luck in God\u2019s Favorite Idiot.<\/span><\/figcaption> Vince Valitutti\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

All eight episodes of God\u2019s Favorite Idiot will be released on Netflix on 15th June 2022<\/strong>, meaning there\u2019s only a couple of weeks to wait now.<\/p>\n

Netflix originally commissioned the show for 16 episodes<\/a>, but only eight were filmed in the initial shoot \u2013 it\u2019s been reported that the streamer still plans to produce the other eight, but that these will now make up a second season of the show.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s God\u2019s Favorite Idiot about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Leslie Bibb as Satan in God\u2019s Favorite Idiot.<\/span><\/figcaption> John Platt\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The series tells the story of mid-level tech support employee Clark Thompson (Falcone), who finds love with his co-worker Amily Luck (McCarthy). However, at exactly the same time he starts to visibly glow, and it\u2019s later discovered that he has become the unwitting messenger of God. Now, Clark has to help the world as an impending apocalypse looms.<\/p>\n

With the trailer seeing both Satan and the four horsemen of the apocalypse show up, it seems like Clark and Amily will be dealing with quite a bit of a trouble throughout the season.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Favorite Idiot cast \u2013 who stars with Melissa McCarthy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ben Falcone as Clark Thompson, Melissa McCarthy as Amily Luck, Usman Ally as Mohsin Raza, Ana Scotney as Wendy and Chris Sandiford as Tom in God\u2019s Favorite Idiot<\/span><\/figcaption> Vince Valitutti\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The series stars real-life husband and wife duo Ben Falcone (Bridesmaids, Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Melissa McCarthy (Nine Perfect Strangers<\/a>, Thor: Love and Thunder<\/a>) as Clark and Amily respectively. Meanwhile, Leslie Bibb (The Babysitter, What If\u2026?<\/a>) takes on the role of Satan.<\/p>\n

The cast also includes Kevin Dunn, Yanic Truesdale and Usman Ally. You can find a full cast list for the series here:<\/p>\n