'Friends' actor Lisa Kudrow and 'The Office' star Steve Carell unite for workplace comedy show 'Space Force'

Friends alum Lisa Kudrow is all set to star in a recurring role in workplace comedy titled Space Force, which also The Office star features Steve Carell.

According to Variety, the Netflix show focuses on Mark R Naird (Carell), a four-star general and decorated pilot who dreams of running the Air Force but instead finds himself tapped to lead the newly-formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: the titular Space Force. Kudrow plays Maggie Naird, Mark's wife who is described as a woman who "sublimated parts of herself to her husband's career for two decades". With Mark facing new challenges, Maggie will also see expanding herself in new directions.

 April 8, 2020

The show's formal description reads: "A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star Gen. Mark. R. Naird is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces: Space Force. Sceptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colourful team of scientists and 'Spacemen' are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance."

The series is co-created by Greg Daniels and Carell, who previously worked together on The Office. They will executive produce alongside Howard Klein from 3Arts.

Also featuring John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O Yang, among others, Space Force starts streaming from May 29, 2020.