Netflix Confirms Cast For ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Series With New Trailer [VIDEO]

The movie 'Wet Hot American Summer' is a cult classic. The 2001 comedy movie tells the story of the final days at a summer camp in 1981. Part of the love for the film is because of the all-star cast consisting of many former members of the MTV show 'The State.'

Fans of the film were excited to hear about the plan for Netflix to air a new series based on the movie, but now there's even more to be excited about. In a new Trailer released by Netflix, we now know that most of the original cast is going to be part of the new show. The info for the trailer says:

The counselors are confirmed for Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, a limited 8-episode series coming to Netflix just in time for summer. Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, and Michael Showalter are among some of the cast joining the series, which tells the story of the first day of Camp Firewood's famous summer season, now fourteen years after the film's debut. The series is directed by David Wain and co-written by Wain and Michael Showalter.