Conan O’Brien is once again traveling to the far corners of the globe, camera in tow. The host, who previously racked up acclaim and Emmy awards for his Conan Without Borders travel specials, is hoping to re-create the travelogue magic with his new Max series, Conan O’Brien Must Go. “Earth: To truly appreciate the astounding grandeur, sometimes you must defile it,†a familiar-sounding German voice proclaims atop footage of picturesque landscapes in the trailer. “Behold the defiler.†Cut to: O’Brien in full Viking cosplay, menacingly announcing, “I am Conan the Red,†to camera, then immediately dropping character and asking, “Are my pants falling?†As to the identity of this mysterious German voice-over artist? Reached for comment about whether it is filmmaker Werner Herzog, O’Brien replied, “I can neither confirm nor deny the voice in question.â€
Conan O’Brien Must Go will mark O’Brien’s anticipated return to television following the end of his TBS late-night show, Conan, in 2021. In the meantime, he’s kept busy hosting the podcasts Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend and Conan O’Brien Needs a Fan, the latter of which forms the basis for this new show. Across four episodes, O’Brien travels to Norway, Thailand, Argentina, and Ireland in a bid to surprise some of the more memorable fans he’s met on the podcast. Naturally, he struggles to take in all manner of cultural phenomena along the way: cheek-kiss greetings, cattle herding, Muay Thai training, the stunning lack of other Irish people named Conan, and more.
Help O’Brien on his mission to popularize the name “Conan†in Ireland by watching all four episodes of Conan O’Brien Must Go when they premiere on Max April 18.