Hulu has premiered another trailer for “History of the World Part II,” its upcoming follow-up to Mel Brooks’ iconic 1981 historical comedy “History of the World, Part I” which finally gets this long-awaited sequel.
The eight-part series will essentially be a variety of sketches, with each at different points throughout the span of history. 96-year-old Brooks himself will appear alongside veteran comedians Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, and Ike Barinholtz who will star across all the episodes.
The massive guest cast includes Jack Black, Pamela Adlon, Tim Baltz, Zazie Beetz, Jillian Bell, Quinta Brunson, Dove Cameron, D’Arcy Carden, Ronny Chieng, Rob Corddry, Danny DeVito, David Duchovny, Hannah Einbinder, Jay Ellis, Josh Gad, Kimiko Glenn, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jake Johnson, Richard Kind, Johnny Knoxville, Lauren Lapkus, Jenifer Lewis, Poppy Liu, Joe Lo Truglio, Jason Mantzoukas, Ken Marino, Jack McBrayer, Zahn McClarnon, Charles Melton, Kumail Nanjiani, Brock O’Hurn, Andrew Rannells, Emily Ratajkowski, Sam Richardson, Nick Robinson, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Timothy Simons, J.B. Smoove, David Wain, Taika Waititi, Reggie Watts and Tyler James Williams.
The original film featured Brooks in several different roles, with much of the film set around Ancient Rome. However, it had various interludes. The trailers for this have shown off multiple historical figures, including Jesus, Noah, Kublai Khan, William Shakespeare, Harriet Tubman, Sigmund Freud, Amelia Earhart, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Graham Bell and Marco Polo.
Brooks wrote and directed the first film and serves as a writer and executive producer on the sequel series. The series is also produced by Kroll, Sykes, Barinholtz, David Stassen, Kevin Salter, David Greenbaum, and Christie Smith for Searchlight Television and 20th Television.
“History of the World Part II” will release two episodes per day and run over four consecutive days beginning March 6th.
