First Day Of Camp

First Day of Camp is the second installment in the Wet Hot American Summer franchise. The eight-episode Netflix series is a prequel to Wain's 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer, a parody of teen sex comedies which has since developed a cult following. Although many of the original film's ensemble cast have gone on to high-profile work, all of the then-adult actors returned for this series, playing even younger versions of their original roles. The episodes were released for online viewing at the end of July 2015.

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Genre	Comedy Satire
Created by	Michael Showalter David Wain
Based on	Wet Hot American Summer by David Wain and Michael Showalter
Written by	Michael Showalter David Wain Christina Lee
Directed by	David Wain
Starring	H. Jon Benjamin Michael Ian Black Bradley Cooper Janeane Garofalo Nina Hellman Joe Lo Truglio Ken Marino A. D. Miles Marguerite Moreau Zak Orth Amy Poehler Paul Rudd Michael Showalter Elizabeth Banks Christopher Meloni Marisa Ryan Molly Shannon Judah Friedlander Kevin Sussman David Hyde Pierce
Opening theme	"Jane" by Jefferson Starship
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Michael Showalter David Wain Jonathan Stern Peter Principato Howard Bernstein
Cinematography	Kevin Atkinson
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	27–30 minutes
Production companies	Showalter Wain Abominable Pictures Principato-Young Entertainment
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)
Related
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)

Returning cast from the film (in alphabetical order)

New cast

Guest appearances

• Jordan Peele as Alan, Lindsay's boss
• Paul Scheer as Dave, Lindsay's colleague
• Jayma Mays as Jessica, Lindsay's colleague
• "Weird Al" Yankovic as Jackie Brazen, a famous hypnotist
• Beth Dover as Shari, Neil's high school sweetheart
• John Early as Logan St. Bogan
• Bruce Greenwood as Bill Martinson, powerful lawyer
• Rob Huebel as Brodfard Gilroy, Henry's rival
• Richard Schiff as Dean Fairchild, Henry's superior

After years of speculation and reports on a possible sequel to Wet Hot American Summer, shooting began on the miniseries in January 2015. The entire adult cast of the film returned in the same roles. Much of the series was shot in Los Angeles. Working around the availability of the cast members, many of whom had seen a significant rise in stardom since the original film, was difficult; some sources report that Bradley Cooper, who plays Ben, had to shoot all of his scenes in one day, although star and co-writer Michael Showalter has since denied this claim.

Along with the series, a making-of documentary on Wet Hot American Summer, titled Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot, was released on Netflix on July 24, 2015, consisting of behind the scenes interviews and footage shot during the filming of the movie.

On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Netflix ordered a follow-up series entitled Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, set ten years after the events of the film. The series consists of eight episodes, and was released on August 4, 2017.

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a score of 92%, based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 7.44/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp offers more of the same goofy hijinks that fans of the cult classic crave, but outsiders might not be quite as enamored." On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 74 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

For the 6th Critics' Choice Television Awards, John Slattery was nominated for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.