While the real life Idris Elba has no shortage of gigs (hello, he even DJed Harry and Meghan’s wedding) his newest character isn’t so fortunate.
In Turn Up Charlie – which he created alongside Gary Reich – he stars as Charlie, a down-on-his-luck disc jockey who gets hired as a nanny for problem child Gabby.
The comedy show was recently released on Netflix and, while it hasn’t received rave reviews just yet, it seems to be an enjoyable watch.
Here’s everything you need to know about the series if you want to give it a go.
Turn Up Charlie trailer
Turn Up Charlie cast
There are definitely a few big names in there as well as – of course – Idris. Violet from Coyote Ugly and Jocelyn Jee Esien from 3 Non-Blondes to name but a few. Here’s the full cast:
Main
- Idris Elba as Charlie
- Piper Perabo as Sara
- JJ Feild as David
- Frankie Hervey as Gabrielle
Recurring
- Angela Griffin
- Guz Khan
- Jocelyn Jee Esien
- Jade Anouka
- Cameron King
- Dustin Demri-Burns
- Joan G
How to watch
You can catch up woth the whole thing on Netflix, as it was released yesterday.
As ever, you’ll need a subscription, or to sign up for a free trial if you’re a new member.
Has it been renewed for a second season?
So far there’s been no news of a second season. Netflix revealed that they tend to decide whether to renew based on early viewing figures and reviews, so it’ll likely not be too long before we find out the lay of the land.
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