Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later is an American satirical comedy television miniseries set in 1991 in a summer camp and New York City.
Created by David Wain and Michael Showalter and directed by Wain, the Netflix series is part of the Wet Hot American Summer franchise, following Wain's 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer and the 2015 prequel television series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. The series consists of eight episodes, and was released on August 4, 2017.
Showalter cited St. Elmo's Fire, Singles, and The Big Chill as inspirations.
Contents
Cast and characters
Returning cast from the film (in alphabetical order)
The following cast members reprised their roles from Wet Hot American Summer:
Returning cast from the previous miniseries
The following cast members reprised their roles from Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp:
Beth Dover as Shari, Neil's ex-girlfriend
Rob Huebel as Brodfard Gilroy
David Wain as Yaron
Wain also portrays Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton
Lake Bell as Donna
Paul Scheer as Dave, now Lindsay's producer
Josh Charles as Blake of Camp Tigerclaw
Kristen Wiig as Courtney of Camp Tigerclaw
Rich Sommer as Graham of Camp Tigerclaw
Eric Nenninger as Warner of Camp Tigerclaw
John Early as Logan
Chris Pine as Eric
Jason Schwartzman as Greg
New cast
Adam Scott as Ben, replacing Bradley Cooper
Mark Feuerstein as Mark
Sarah Burns as Claire
Alyssa Milano as Renata Delvecchio née Murphy
Jai Courtney as Garth MacArthur, Susie's lead actor
Melanie Lynskey as Laura, Coop's editor
Skyler Gisondo as Jeremy "Deegs" Deegenstein, the "new Andy"
Joey Bragg as Seth
Anne-Marie Johnson as Burkhart, Reagan's lackey
Chris Redd as Mason
Joshua Malina as Deep Throat
Maya Erskine as Ginny, Coop's fiancée
Marlo Thomas as Vivian
Dax Shepard as Mikey
Ava Acres as Jenny
Reception
The series holds a score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.61/10. The site's critic consensus states: "By owning its own ridiculousness, 10 Years Later is a fan-pleasing addition to the cult classic series." Metacritic reports a score of 67 out of 100, based on 12 critics.
Reviewing for Vulture, Jen Chaney described the series as "basically eight episodes of unabashed retro-fueled silliness that has no interest in trying to make anything resembling sense as far as of plot or continuity is concerned. [...] I mean that as a compliment." David Sims of The Atlantic criticized the "dialed back" humor and felt that "Ten Years Later will appeal to fans who just want to see everyone get back together, only this time dressed in goofy ’90s outfits."
