Moonbase 8 Release Date and Trailer for Showtime Astronaut Comedy

Intriguingly, Moonbase 8 is a six-episode half-hour astronaut comedy series that’s not even set in space, instead set in the final frontier of the Arizona desert, following the training exploits of bumbling NASA wannabees played by an auspicious comedy collective in FX Zach Galifianakis comedy Baskets.

On that note, check out the full trailer for Showtime’s Moonbase 8 just below.

You can also check out the preceding brief teaser trailer for the series just below.

As Showtime’s official synopsis for Moonbase 8 reads:

Set in the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator, MOONBASE 8 follows eager astronauts Skip (Armisen), Rook (Heidecker) and their leader Cap (Reilly) as they attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. While working vigorously to complete their training, a series of unexpected circumstances forces the astronauts to question their own mental sanity, trust in each other and whether or not they’re cut out for space travel.

John C. Reilly, a wide-ranging comedy superstar and 2003 Best ing Actor Oscar nominee for Chicago, is the clear centerpiece of this cast as the team leader of these ineffectual (and unrealistically-aged) NASA trainees. However, the actor—who also voiced the title character in the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, is coming off an onscreen role for the March-premiered Adult Swim sitcom, Beef House.