The Catch 22 finale is TONIGHT – but what’s in store for episode 6 and will there be a second series?
CATCH 22, a gripping war drama series which has got the nation talking, airs its last episode on Channel 4 TONIGHT (Thursday, July 25, 2019).
The show starring Hollywood actor George Clooney, is based on the novel by the same name. Here's all you need to know about the star-studded wartime series.
What time is Catch-22 on tonight?
Catch-22 continues on Channel 4 TONIGHT (July 25) at 9pm on Channel 4.
The show runs for six episodes and this will be its finale.
The TV adaptation is based on the 1961 novel by Joseph Heller, from which the phrase Catch-22 first emerged.
The book was previously brought to the screen in the 1970 movie Catch-22 starring Art Garfunkel and Orson Welles.
What happens in Catch-22 episode 6?
In the final episode, Yossarian (played by Christopher Abbott) finds himself alive - with testicles intact - while hanging from a parachute in a tree.
He is seen by an Italian doctor in a nearby village, who confirms his health.
Here, Yossarian gets a glimpse of a beautiful world outside of the Army Air Force.
Yet confronted by a devastating loss, Yossarian must undergo a transformation.
What is Catch-22 about?
Catch-22 is set in World War II and satirises bureaucracy.
The Channel 4 synopsis says: "Catch-22 is the story of the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a US 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 is not the enemy, but rather his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service.
"Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule which specifies that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers which are real and immediate is the process of a rational mind.
"A man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but a request to be removed from duty is evidence of sanity and therefore makes him ineligible to be relieved from duty."
Will there be a second series of Catch-22?
A second series has not been confirmed yet for Catch-22.
Much of the talk around Catch-22 has centred around it being a mini-series and a limited series. This suggests that a second season is unlikely, and that six episodes will be it.
However, depending on the success of the show, producers could try and find a way to create a second season.
Who is in the cast of Catch-22?
The cast of Catch-22 features a few famous faces including...
- George Clooney as Scheisskopf
- Hugh Laurie as Major de Coverley
- Christopher Abbott as John Yossarian
- Kyle Chandler as Colonel Cathcart
- Daniel David Stewart as Milo
- Austin Stowell as Nately
- Rafi Gavron as Aarfy
- Graham Patrick Martin as Orr
- Pico Alexander as Clevinger
- Jon Rudnitsky as McWatt
- Gerran Howell as Kid Sampson
- Lewis Pullman as Major Major
- Tessa Ferrer as Nurse Duckett
- Jay Paulson as The Chaplain
- Giancarlo Giannini as Marcello
- Harrison Osterfield as Snowden
Writer Brian Lowry claims that the miniseries "never quite takes off", and though this would seem like a great move on George Clooney to show his diversity as a filmmaker, director and actor, the delivery was poorly executed.
“Abbot is fantastic at ‘is no one else freaking out?’ style breakdowns, all wild eyes and clenched fists."
Vinnie added that Christopher pulls off quite the magic trick with his portrayal of the character.
But aside from Yossarian, however, the cast “are the same shape of white dude who, frankly, all even sort of look alike.”
's Alan Sepinwall stays neutral with his opinion on the TV show, ranking it a three out of five stars.
Sharing similar thoughts as CNN's Brian Lowry, Alan also took issue with the fact that notable actors had very little to say while Abbot more or less steals the limelight from other characters.
He wrote: "The great Hugh Laurie, whose gifts for comedy and drama should make him a natural for a project like this, is utterly wasted as Major de Coverley.";