Catch-22 is a satirical dark comedy miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. It premiered on May 17, 2019, on Hulu in the United States. The series stars Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, and George Clooney, who is also an executive producer alongside Grant Heslov, Luke Davies, David Michôd, Richard Brown, Steve Golin, and Ellen Kuras.
John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) is a U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier in World War II. He is furious that thousands of people are trying to kill him and that his own army keeps increasing the number of missions he must fly. He tried to avoid flying by feigning illness, poisoning everyone at the base or clandestinely moving the bomb line so it appears their target has already been captured.