Netflix is bringing Philomena Cunk back as the streamer orders a Cunk on Cinema series, here is all you need to know

It's been a while since Diane Morgan's Philomena Cunk went viral all over social media for her take on history. Now, she is is back again, and this time she's taking on cinema. The beloved British comic character created by Morgan and Charlie Brooker is returning for Cunk on Cinema, a three-part mockumentary series that will air on BBC and Netflix globally outside the UK and Ireland.

Following the success of previous Cunk projects like Cunk on Britain, Cunk on Earth, and Cunk on Life, this new series is billed as her "most glamorous series to date." And honestly, that's hilarious considering Cunk will be "sitting in lumpy seats with stale popcorn" while investigating cinema's entire history.

The description of the show reads,

“Cunk will attempt to demystify it all while sitting in lumpy seats with stale popcorn, asking herself where did cinema come from? And why? What does it want? And why can’t it tell us?”

The series will cover everything from the invention of the camera to the New Wave filmmakers of the '60s, CGI's arrival, and what AI holds for film's future. But this is Philomena Cunk we're talking about, so expect her signature deadpan stupidity to guide the tour. According to Cunk's own description, she plans to highlight cinema's "most profound, memorable and moving visual moments": the shower scene in Psycho, Death playing chess in some Swedish thing, and Tom Selleck's moustache in Three Men and a Little Lady.

What you should know about Philomena Cunk before you tune into Cunk on Cinema

Philomena Cunk is a fictional character created by Charlie Brooker and played by Diane Morgan, and if you've watched any of her interviews, she is comedic genius. She's an ill-informed investigative reporter with deadpan delivery and a talent for asking absurdly stupid questions to actual experts.

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She rose to prominence with Cunk on Britain in 2018, a five-episode mockumentary where she retold British history through ridiculous interviews with actual experts. The show was praised for how Cunk's nonsensical questions played perfectly off the patience of serious academics. After that, it has made rounds on various social media platforms, and has contributed to several trending audios and trends.

But her performance in Cunk on Earth in 2022 is what cemented her status as comedic gold. The five-part series had her traveling globally to interview real historians, archaeologists, and theologians about world history. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a perfect 100% score, with critics praising her comedic genius. Morgan even earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Female Comedy Performance, and with records like that, it would certainly b interesting to see what Philomena Cunk has to say about cinema.

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