Just can’t get enough Mike Myers? You’re in luck. In the comedian’s new series, The Pentaverate, Myers plays not one, not two, but eight different characters — each unique in backstory, affect and appearance. Here’s a look at each of Myers’ Pentaverate personas.
Arguably The Pentaverate’s hero, Ken Scarborough is an unassuming Canadian television journalist who’s typically tasked with reporting live from fluffy events like sportsman shows and used car lot openings. When his network (the unfortunately named CACA News) decides to move toward more “hard-hitting” programming, Scarborough is on the verge of being let go. Ever the earnest charmer, though, he convinces his producer to give him one more chance and heads over to the Canadian Conspiracy Convention (or CanConCon) with his camerawoman, Reilly (Lydia West), in search of a story. But what he finds is bigger than anyone ever imagined.
The most senior member of the Pentaverate, Lord Lordington is, at his core, pretty much just old and British. He wears tweed jackets, cruises around in a motorized wheelchair and seems to be one of the more level-headed members of the secret society, for whatever that’s worth. It’s also probably safe to assume he’s a member of the British aristocracy, unless his first name is “Lord,” which, honestly, we wouldn’t put past Myers.
An ex-member of Putin’s oligarchy, Mishu Ivanov is a Russian master of dirty dealings, dark underworlds and unfortunately wide center parts. Looking like Rasputin with a hangover, he’s one of the seemingly more cutthroat members of the Pentaverate, meaning he’s probably not there just to make friends.
A fictionalized version of an actual person, the Pentaverate’s Shep Gordon is also said to be Alice Cooper’s former manager. He’s got a certain Boca Raton energy to him, with his aloha shirts and casual attitude. He’s the most easygoing and fun member of the group, and he’s got access to a wide network of entertainment contacts from his years in the biz.
An Australian media magnate in the vein of Rupert Murdoch, Bruce Baldwin is the Pentaverate’s consummate dealmaker. He seems to see issues and conflicts in terms of how they will affect him rather than how they might affect the world. In short, he’s an asshole.
Though he dies just before viewers enter the world of The Pentaverate, Jason Eccleston still looms large over the series’ events. He was once a member of the titular group, and his untimely passing has created a gap that needs to be filled. Eccleston is a stoner, a lover of “sex robots” and a tech genius. He created MENTOR, a supercomputer that contains all of the Pentaverate’s centuries of knowledge.
A conspiracy superfan, Anthony meets Ken Scarborough at CanConCon and encourages him to dig into the Pentaverate. He offers to drive Ken over the border to New York, then subjects him to the stench of both his bowels and his backed up in-van toilet. Anthony is Ken’s guide to the Pentaverate, as well as to the world of basically any wack-job theory that you can fit on a bumper sticker.
A blowhard radio host, Rex Smith is a loudmouthed blend of Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh. He spews conspiracy theories, believes he knows better than anyone else and seemingly exists solely in the media sphere.
