TORONTO – Rogers’ Citytv has nailed the exclusive streaming rights to the darkly comedic series Catch-22 from director, executive producer, and Oscar winning actor George Clooney.
Based on Joseph Heller’s novel of the same name, Catch-22 is the story of the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian (Christopher Abbott, Girls), a U.S. Air Force bombardier in World War II who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem isn’t the enemy, it’s his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly in order to complete their service. Yet, if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments – for example, claiming insanity – he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule wherein concern for one’s own safety in the face of danger is considered the process of a rational mind.
Alongside Abbott and Clooney (who stars as training officer and parade enthusiast Scheisskopf), the limited series also stars Kyle Chandler (Bloodline) and Hugh Laurie (House), as Colonel Cathcart and Major de Coverley, respectively.
Catch 22 will stream exclusively on Citytv Now online, on demand, and on the Citytv app beginning May 18.
