The comedy, which stars Carell, is inspired by Donald Trump's plan to create a branch of the military tasked with defending satellites from attack and `other space-related tasks.` Kudrow will play Maggie Naird, the wife of Carell's Gen. Mark R. Naird. Along with the two, `Space Force` stars John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Tawny Newsome, Diana Silvers, Jimmy O. Yang and Alex Sparrow.
Here's the synopsis courtesy of Netflix:
A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and `Spacemen` are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance. From co-creators Carell and Greg Daniels (The Office), SPACE FORCE is a new kind of workplace comedy, where the stakes are sky high and the ambitions even higher
Howard Klein of 3Arts is also an executive producer on the series, with `Paddington` helmer Paul King attached to direct.
The 10-episode series will premiere on May 29.