Exclusive Time Bandits Clip Highlights the Show’s Playful Magic

Have you been watching Time Bandits connected Apple TV+ ? Fans of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s marque of offbeat wit are particularly encouraged to cheque retired their bid reboot of Terry Gilliam’s cult-beloved 1981 movie, which follows a nerdy young past person arsenic helium travels done clip with a pack of bumbling thieves.

In occurrence five, “Georgian,” they halt by Georgian England—a small spot earlier than the Bridgerton era, oregon Doctor Who‘s instrumentality connected the Bridgerton era—and it features a delightfully haughty guest-starring crook from Sherlock‘s Mark Gatiss. He’s not successful this exclusive clip, but it does amusement Lisa Kudrow’s character, de facto bandit person Penelope, having a (somewhat uncharacteristically) saccharine enactment with the young Kevin (Kal-El Tuck). Kevin’s having a pugnacious time, truthful Penelope takes it upon herself to cheer him up.

Make definite to ticker the full clip for a peek astatine Clement, who successful summation to being 1 of Time Bandits‘ co-creators on with Waititi and Iain Morris, besides gives a campy show arsenic Pure Evil.

Yes, you interpreted that correctly: connected this show, cats are utilized to spy connected humanity for the denizens of the underworld. So that’s wherefore they’re ever staring astatine us!

Time Bandits episodes 5 and six premiere Wednesday, August 7 connected Apple TV+.

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