Lisa Kudrow joins Steve Carell on Netflix's Space Force as his character's wife

The Hollywood Reporter

Last year, The Office and Friends were Netflix's No. 1 and No. 2 shows, respectively. So it makes sense that the stars of the two iconic NBC comedies would team up on Netflix. Kudrow is joining Space Force -- which Netflix announced today is premiering May 29 -- in a recurring role as Maggie Naird, the wife of Carell's Gen. Mark R. Naird. "She's a Washington Air Force wife who has sublimated parts of herself to her husband's career for two decades. But as he takes on his biggest challenge, she is growing in a different direction," per The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that Kudrow received multiple offers to star in broadcast pilots. Netflix also released some first-look Space Force images. Carell, who is reportedly earning more than $1 million per episode, co-created Space Force with The Office's Greg Daniels.