George Clooney returns to TV in new Catch-22

It's been eighteen years since George Clooney last left our TV screens and departed from the cast of ER. But now, he's set to return to our screens, as the famous Hollywood heartthrob has been signed up for a limited series adaptation of Joseph Heller novel, Catch-22.

This is the second adaptation of the Heller novel, which was already turned into a 1970 cult film by Mike Nichols. Catch-22 tells the story of Yossarian, a US bomber pilot, and the rules that airmen who felt mentally unable to fly were exempt from doing so, however, the act of applying to stop flying was used as proof that the pilot was sane enough to continue.

Adapted by writers Luke Davies and David Michôd, this six-part television series will see Clooney star was the World War Two commanding officer. The show doesn't yet have a network home as it's being shopped to American streaming services and broadcasters, but we'll let you know where and how you can watch it.