What Would Diplo Do? Trailer Shows James Van Der Beek as a Horribly Impulsive Diplo

Viceland’s newest scripted comedy takes a stab at satirizing the world of DJs in specific reference to DJ mogul Diplo

The trailer shows James Van Der Beek as Diplo, which is an intriguing new direction for Van Der Beek, as well as a crew surrounding him that includes Bobby Lee

While we’re feeling that there are bits of Entourage and Popstar, there seems to be a bit of self-awareness as well as sense of silly abandon that you’d get on the American version of The Office as well.

See for yourself here, then look for the series premiere on Thursday, August 3rd at Viceland.