Alia Shawkat’s main character Dory Sief onSearch Partyhas been through it all, but she’s about to embark on what might be her strangest journey yet.In thefinal season trailerfor the HBO Max dark comedy, which dropped Tuesday, Dory comes out of the terrifying events at the end of the show’s fourth season to become something of an enlightened cult leader.Set to “Aquarius” and “The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)” — both tunes from the 1967 musicalHair— Dory is seen in the trailer explaining to doctors as well as her friends that she “can see the world so clearly now” and “through the lies and the illusions” before she is later shown in front of crowds delivering impassioned speeches.“We can not only know love, but be love,” she says at one point.According to the series' official description of season 5, Dory “enters a very public business partnership with charismatic tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn (Jeff Goldblum) on the other side of her near-death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliott (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.“In the first three seasons ofSearch Party,Shawkat’s Dory led her friends in a meandering search for a former college associate who was believed to be missing, before myriad complications as well as murders ensnare the group in ever-escalating trouble.Season 4 saw Dory the captive of a deranged fan named Chip (Cole Escola), who kept her locked up in his basement modeled to look like her apartment.Kathy Griffin.HBO MaxNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In addition to Goldblum,Search Partywill also welcome series newcomers John Waters andKathy Griffin, who are also briefly seen in the trailer.Griffin, 60, will portray a character named Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “codependent apprentice.“The actress, whowent public with her lung cancer diagnosisearlier in August, wrapped production on the recurring role beforeundergoing surgery as part of her treatment.Over the summer, Griffinraved about her rolein a tweet. “SURPRISE! This is what I’ve been secret posting about! So excited!!!” she wrote alongside an article link fromVariety, who was first to report the news of her casting in the show.Previous seasons ofSearch Partyare now streaming on HBO Max.
Alia Shawkat’s main character Dory Sief onSearch Partyhas been through it all, but she’s about to embark on what might be her strangest journey yet.
In thefinal season trailerfor the HBO Max dark comedy, which dropped Tuesday, Dory comes out of the terrifying events at the end of the show’s fourth season to become something of an enlightened cult leader.
Set to “Aquarius” and “The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)” — both tunes from the 1967 musicalHair— Dory is seen in the trailer explaining to doctors as well as her friends that she “can see the world so clearly now” and “through the lies and the illusions” before she is later shown in front of crowds delivering impassioned speeches.
“We can not only know love, but be love,” she says at one point.
According to the series' official description of season 5, Dory “enters a very public business partnership with charismatic tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn (Jeff Goldblum) on the other side of her near-death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliott (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.”
In the first three seasons ofSearch Party,Shawkat’s Dory led her friends in a meandering search for a former college associate who was believed to be missing, before myriad complications as well as murders ensnare the group in ever-escalating trouble.
Season 4 saw Dory the captive of a deranged fan named Chip (Cole Escola), who kept her locked up in his basement modeled to look like her apartment.
Kathy Griffin.HBO Max
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In addition to Goldblum,Search Partywill also welcome series newcomers John Waters andKathy Griffin, who are also briefly seen in the trailer.
Griffin, 60, will portray a character named Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “codependent apprentice.”
The actress, whowent public with her lung cancer diagnosisearlier in August, wrapped production on the recurring role beforeundergoing surgery as part of her treatment.
Over the summer, Griffinraved about her rolein a tweet. “SURPRISE! This is what I’ve been secret posting about! So excited!!!” she wrote alongside an article link fromVariety, who was first to report the news of her casting in the show.
Previous seasons ofSearch Partyare now streaming on HBO Max.
source: people.com
