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1	* ActingForTwo: As in the original [[Film/SoIMarriedAnAxeMurderer film]], as well as the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies and the first ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1''[[note]]He voiced a minor character in one of the blind mice as well as the titular ogre.[[/note]], Creator/MikeMyers plays multiple characters. This time, he will play a whopping ''eight'' characters, double his previous record of four in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember''.
2	** Creator/JenniferSaunders will be getting in on the act as well, portraying both the Maester of Dubrovnik and Saester of Dubrovnik.
3	* CastingGag: The lead character, played by Mike Myers, is named Ken Scarborough. Myers was born in the Scarborough district of Toronto.
4	* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021'', another comedy about a secret conspiracy that runs the world [[spoiler: requiring a change in leadership]], released less than a year before it (also on Netflix).
5	* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The series was released on May 5, in keeping with its ArcNumber, 5.
6	* RoleReprise:
7	** For the first time since 2010, Creator/MikeMyers voices his iconic role of [[spoiler:Franchise/{{Shrek}}]].
8	** In the Latin American Dub, [[spoiler:Shrek]] is once again voiced by Creator/AlfonsoObregonInclan.
9	* SequelGap: ''Film/SoIMarriedAnAxeMurderer'' came out all the way back in 1993. This series was released in 2022, 29 years later.
10	* SequelInAnotherMedium: Well, spin-off, but yes. From feature film to miniseries.
11	* StarDerailingRole: Creator/MikeMyers had wrecked his film career more than a decade prior, after ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'' and ''Film/TheLoveGuru'' bombed hard. Besides his role in the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' movies, his appearances onscreen were mostly cameos in ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' and ''Film/BohemianRhapsody''. He tried pulling off a CareerResurrection on streaming with this miniseries, but its failure put an end to those hopes.

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