Elvis moonlights as a globe-trotting secret agent in a new series featuring Priscilla Presley among its creators.
is that no matter how outlandish and ridiculous it is, it’s all true. OK, fine. It isn’t ALL true. Probably most of it isn’t true, but enough of the best details inhave a basis in reality that I was laughing at the audacity of its real-life inspirations much more than at its attempted punchlines.
Presumably, some of that weird authenticity comes from having Priscilla Presley and musician John Eddie as series creators, while a lot of the tone comes fromThe series begins with Elvis rehearsing for his 1968 comeback special, one of several things in the series that will offer extra amusement for the many viewers who recently watched Baz Luhrmann’s film.
After a failed attempt on his life, Elvis is recruited to work for a mysterious government agency run by Don Cheadle’s Commander, under the watchful eye of CeCe Ryder , a fellow agent with the temerity not to like Elvis’ music.
, if you wonder, “Wait, did that actually happen?” the answer is a resounding “Kinda!” Did Elvis actually adopt a chimpanzee named Scatter and did Scatter have a drinking problem? Mostly! Did Elvis and Robert Goulet have a rivalry? Of some sort! Did the Black Panthers actually have an embassy in Algeria and did they give asylum to Timothy Leary? Darned right they did! Was Elvis’ famous picture with Richard Nixon part of an elaborate spy mission to break into the White House? Who’s to say it...
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