As one show after after another comes barreling onto streaming services and TV screens during this wave of Peak TV, it can become difficult to stand out of from the pack. But give it up to “What Would Diplo Do?” for riding its bonkers premise into what could be one of the real surprise treats of the summer.
Starring, executive produced, and even co-written by James Van Der Beek, the “Dawson’s Creek” star goes for broke in this series, playing the world famous DJ, Diplo, as an ambitious-but-kind-of-dumb knob-twiddler. Here’s the official synopsis:
Being an international superstar DJ & producer doesn’t make you good at life. But ain’t nobody got put on this earth ’cause they were perfect, right? So as long as we’re still in the game, we got a chance to get it right.
This looks like a pretty fun, breezy way to cap off the summer, and it’s now on the radar. “What Would Diplo Do?” premieres on Viceland on August 3rd.