"A raucous and wickedly smart satire of Hollywood, toxic nostalgia, and our chronically online culture, following a washed-up actor on his quest to revive the cult TV drama that catapulted him to teenage fame. David Crader is a has-been. A former child actor from the hit teen drama Rev Beach, he now rotates between his new roles as deadbeat dad, recovering alcoholic, and occasional video game voice actor. But when David is summoned to Los Angeles by Grace, his ex-wife and former costar, he suddenly sees an opportunity for a reboot--not just of the show that made him famous but also of his listless existence. Hollywood, the internet, and a fractured nation have other plans, however, and David soon drinks himself to a realization: this seemingly innocuous revival of an old Buffy rip-off could be the spark that sets ablaze a country gripped by far-right conspiracies, climate catastrophes, and mass violence. Reboot is a madcap speculative comedy for our era of glass-eyed doomscrolling and millennial nostalgia--and yet it's still full of heart. It's a tale of former teen heartthrobs, striving parents, internet edgelords, and fish-faced cryptids, meant for anyone who has looked back on their life and wanted--even if for but a moment--to hit 'reset'"--Dust jacket flap.
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