Netflix’s Space Force might help shift his longtime image.

Most audiences know Steve Carell from his work as Michael Scott on The Office, or as the hapless Brick in the Anchorman franchise, or as Gru from Despicable Me.

Space Force, now on Netflix, sees Carell’s screaming powers back at full capacity.

Though most of Space Force blandly pokes fun at the current administration without ever naming names, the travails Naird is forced to go through ultimately push him to moments of total earnestness.

Space Force offers Carell the opportunity to dip into both comedy and drama, without trying to pigeonhole Carell into one or the other.

The fact that Naird is occasionally called upon to scream doesn’t detract from the believability of his performance, because Space Force is classified as a comedy.

Luckily, Space Force may help ease Michael Scott out of public consciousness, as Mark Naird’s sway between serious and silly makes him a perfect stepping stone between Carell’s comedic and dramatic works.