( CNN ) The overdramatic , oversexed and over-the-top hilarious camp counselors of `` Wet Hot American Summer '' are set to return for a reboot of the cult classic summer camp movie , Netflix has announced . The streaming video service released a trailer Tuesday for the eight-episode miniseries `` Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp , '' which will revisit the wacky group of kids and counselors from Camp Firewood 's summer of '81 . Set to return are ensemble cast members Elizabeth Banks , Michael Ian Black , Bradley Cooper , Janeane Garofalo , Amy Poehler , David Hyde Pierce , Paul Rudd , Molly Shannon and Michael Showalter , among others . The show will debut this summer and tell the `` story of the first day of Camp Firewood 's famous summer season , '' 14 years after the film 's debut in 2001 . The movie told the story of the last day of camp . David Wain , who directed the movie , will also oversee the series .
` ` Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp '' will debut on Netflix this summer . Original cast members are expected to return for the limited - run reboot . ` ` Wet Hot American Summer '' was released in 2001 .