`` Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp '' will debut on Netflix this summer . Set to return are ensemble cast members Elizabeth Banks , Michael Ian Black , Bradley Cooper , Janeane Garofalo , Amy Poehler , David Hyde Pierce , Paul Rudd , Molly Shannon and Michael Showalter , among others . The film is based on the book by John Green, which tells the story of a group of high school students who are forced to spend their first day at camp in an attempt to get them `` Wet Hot American Summer '' was released in 2001 .
`` Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp '' will debut on Netflix this summer . The film is based on the book by John Green, which tells the story of a group of high school students who are forced to spend their first day at camp in an attempt to get them `` Wet Hot American Summer '' was released in 2001 .