--- title: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Prequel First photos description: New photos from the Netflix prequel series canonical: https://time.com/3894471/wet-hot-american-summer-first-of-camp/ author: Esther Zuckerman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-22T17:30:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:32.494Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Take a First Look at 'Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp' og:description: New photos from the Netflix prequel series og:url: https://time.com/3894471/wet-hot-american-summer-first-of-camp/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0edd9a11863efe7/69885164f887dc46a5e90997/wet-hot-american-summer-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: WHAS-6310.CR2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Take a First Look at 'Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp' twitter:description: New photos from the Netflix prequel series twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0edd9a11863efe7/69885164f887dc46a5e90997/wet-hot-american-summer-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Take a First Look at _Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp_ by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 22, 2015 5:30 PM CUT  Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of CampSaeed Adyani—Netflix by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 22, 2015 5:30 PM CUT In the new photos for Netflix’s _Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp_, all your favorite Camp Firewood counselors look fresh-faced, eager to take on the summer, and, well, older. Time is an abstract concept in the Netflix series, a [prequel](http://time.com/3685687/wet-hot-american-summer-teaser/ "undefined") to Michael Showalter and David Wain’s 2001 movie, which took place on the last day of camp. The movie’s original stars are back for the eight episodes. So you’ll see Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper’s musical theater enthusiasts Susie and Ben sharing a keyboard, Christopher Meloni’s nutty Gene doing the splits with a precariously placed knife, Paul Rudd’s jerk Andy massaging Marguerite Moreau’s Katie, and more familiar—if more mature—faces. The series [debuts](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80039813 "undefined") on July 31.  Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix  From left: Zak Orth, Michael Showalter, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio and Nina Hellman in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix  Elizabeth Banks in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix  Marguerite Moreau and Paul Rudd in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Gemma La Mana—Netflix  Joe Lo Truglio and Ken Marino in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix  Christopher Meloni in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix  Nina Hellman, Molly Shannon and Judah Friedlander in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix  Janeane Garofalo in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp Saeed Adyani—Netflix ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3894471/wet-hot-american-summer-first-of-camp/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3894471/wet-hot-american-summer-first-of-camp/"},"headline":"Take a First Look at Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp","datePublished":"2015-05-22T17:30:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:32.494Z","description":"New photos from the Netflix prequel series","url":"https://time.com/3894471/wet-hot-american-summer-first-of-camp/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0edd9a11863efe7/69885164f887dc46a5e90997/wet-hot-american-summer-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0edd9a11863efe7/69885164f887dc46a5e90997/wet-hot-american-summer-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"WHAS-6310.CR2","caption":"WHAS-6310.CR2","creditText":"Saeed Adyani—Netflix","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3894471/wet-hot-american-summer-first-of-camp/","name":"Take a First Look at Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp"}}]}] ```