A trailer has been released for Hulu's six-part series adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22 that "shows Christopher Abbott as the novel's classic protagonist Yossarian, who tries to do everything he can to avoid being stuck in the crosshairs of World War II," Indiewire reported.
The ensemble cast includes a "majestically mustachioed" George Clooney as Lieutenant Scheisskopf, Hugh Laurie and Kyle Chandler. A co-production with Italy's Sky Italia, this version of Catch-22 (Mike Nichols's was released in 1970) was co-written by Luke Davies (Lion) and Animal Kingdom director David Michôd.
"The horror and hilarity becomes even more pronounced," said series producer and director Grant Heslov. "The horror becomes even bigger and hopefully funnier, as well. We wanted to keep the tone real." Other directors on the series include Ellen Kuras and Clooney, who will each take a pair of episodes. Catch-22 premieres May 17 on Hulu.