First Arrested Development, and now Wet Hot American Summer: Netflix sure knows how to woo cult-comedy fans.
After resurrecting the beloved Bluth family for an Arrested Development reboot, Netflix is looking to turn cult classic Wet Hot American Summer into a TV series, Variety reports.
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Wet Hot American Summer served as a launchpad for celebrities like Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poeher, and Elizabeth Banks. If you’ve never seen the film, you are truly missing out.
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For Netflix, another cult series would further bolster its offering against traditional television providers like Comcast.
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