SIRENS CAST, TRAILER AND EPISODE GUIDE FOR NEW NETFLIX DRAMA

Netflix has come calling with a new dark comedy with a whiff of danger to it.

Sirens starring Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon and Meghan Fahy premieres on the streaming service this week.

Based on the play Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler, who is also the show’s creator and executive producer, it is a blend of mystery, Greek mythology and dark comedy.

“This story has a lot of teeth,” said Smith Metzler. “There are real moments of drama, and it’s going to make people uncomfortable.

“Operatic is a word I like to use to describe it.

“It’s a true dark comedy – and it’s got a Greek mythology vibe.”

Beware the Sirens, viewers risk being drawn into a watery world which is anything but clear.

What is Sirens about?

Set over Labour Day weekend in the US, Sirens follows Devon (Fahy) on her journey from she travels from Buffalo, New York to a lavish island where mansions abound and where she comes to realise the surrounding waters are murkier than they first appear.

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She made the trip in an attempt to resolve the issues between her younger sister Simone and their father Bruce (Bill Camp), who is suffering from a debilitating illness

But on arrival Devon finds her sister Simone has an odd relationship with her new boss, enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell.

Michaela’s cultish life of luxury appears to be like a drug to Simone and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention.

But she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be.

Told over the course of one explosive weekend at the Kells’ lavish beach estate Cliff House, Sirens is a darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.

Fahy told Tudum: “Sirens is really a show about relationships and the way people desperately try to outrun their past.”

Kevin Bacon plays Peter Kell, a billionaire who comes from old money, is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys the occasional joint.

Golden Globe winning actor Bacon, 66, rose to fame as Ren McCormick in the 1984 film Footloose.

He has since starred in a string a major movies including Flatliners, The River Wild, Picture Perfect, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Taking Chance, X-Men: First Class, Crazy Stupid Love and Apollo 13.

On television, he has had leading roles in The Bondsman, City on a Hill, The Following and I Love Dick.

The remaining cast of Sirens also includes:

• Glenn Howerton as Ethan Corbin III (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Velma, The Mindy Project)
• Felix Solis as Jose (Ozark, The Rookie: Feds, The Recruit)
• Bill Camp as Bruce DeWitt (Zero Day, Presumed Innocent, 12 Years A Slave)
• Josh Segarra as Raymond (The Other Two, The Big Door Prize, Abbott Elementary)
• Trevor Salter as Jordan (The Equalizer, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law)
• Britne Oldford as Missy (Dead Ringers, Long Bright River)
• Lauren Weedman as Patrice (Hacks, Abbott Elementary)
• Patrick Voss Davis as Eddy (FBI, 12 to Midnight)
• Jenn Lyon as Cloe (Claws, Dead Boy Detectives)
• Erin Neufer as Lisa (Julia, Blue Bloods)
• Emily Borromeo as Astrid (Sunny Side Up, Blue Bloods)
• Catherine Cohen as Lily-Rose (Only Murders in the Building, Search Party)

When is Sirens on Netflix and how many episodes are there?

Sirens comes to Netflix on Thursday 22 May and will be available to stream from 8am (BST).

All five episodes of the limited series will drop on Thursday.

But viewers will need a Netflix subscription to stream them, which costs from £5.99 a month.

2025-05-21T11:28:21Z