Bill Murray will star in an insanely star-studded Christmas special for Netflix
The internet tends to go wild over anything Bill Murray does, so the announcement of a Netflix-only Bill Murray Christmas special is a pretty big deal. The star-studded cast list released by Netflix — which includes George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Michael Cera, Chris Rock, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones, and Miley Cyrus, among others — offers even more reasons to get excited.
But despite all that promise, the brief teaser for A Very Murray Christmas sees the star looking pretty glum:
Cheer up, Bill! 'Tis the season (roughly seven months from now).
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