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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dealt In to Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery Series Poker Face
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will attempt to hide his tell in Rian Johnson’s upcoming Peacock series Poker Face, reports Variety. Details about Gordon-Levitt’s character and how many episodes he will appear in the mystery drama are being kept under wraps, but he is joining star and executive producer Natasha Lyonne. Not much is known about the series, except that it will follow a procedural format tasking Lyonne’s character with solving a different murder in each episode. Back in March 2021, Peacock announced Johnson would serve as the creator, writer, and director of Poker Face, which will consist of 10 episodes. Although it marks Johnson’s first time writing a TV show, he has previously directed three episodes of Breaking Bad (including Season 3’s “Fly”) and one episode of Te...
Peacock’s Ted Prequel Series Reveals Main Cast Alongside Seth MacFarlane
A decade after we first met Ted, the blockbuster film franchise is coming to the small screen. Peacock announced today the main recurring cast in their highly-anticipated Ted TV series, with Seth MacFarlane reprising his role as the titular foul-mouthed, anthropomorphic teddy bear. Joining MacFarlane in the Ted cast are Giorgia Whigham (13 Reasons Why), Max Burkholder (Parenthood), and Scott Grimes (Oppenheimer). The series takes us back in time to 1993, when Ted’s 15 minutes of fame have passed. He’s now living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Burkholder), along with John’s parents (Grimes) and cousin (Whigham). Ted is a loyal, supportive companion to the Bennett family — in spite of his moments of poor influence on John. Advertisement Related Video As you might expect...
Girls5eva Enter Album Mode in Season 2 Trailer: Watch
At the beginning of the Season 2 trailer for Girls5eva, the quartet seemingly try to use Instagram Live for the first time, only to find out nobody’s interested in a surprise first look at them in the studio. That doesn’t bode well for the eponymous group, who are now tasked with making a new album. The women of Girls5eva are excited at the prospect of the undertaking at first. “Finally we’re in charge of the sesh!” exclaims Dawn (Sara Bareilles). “Half our old songs weren’t even spell-checked,” remembers Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry). However, the record needs to be done in six weeks, and Girls5eva’s producer could be another “toxic dude.” Still, they’re determined to “make the most undeniable album of all time,” with Wickie consulting her “riff Rolodex” for assistance and Dawn putting ...
Casper the Friendly Ghost Live-Action Series in the Works at Peacock
The Casper the Friendly Ghost universe is about to expand with a new live-action series at Peacock, reports Variety. Currently in development, the series is an entirely new take on the character. It’s described as a horror/adventure show reimagining the origin of Casper in a coming-of-age story. After a new family comes to small-town Eternal Falls, he gets caught up in a mystery that unearths over 100 years of dark secrets Writer and executive producer Kai Yu Wu has plenty of experience with the supernatural. Wu got her start as a staff writer on NBC’s Hannibal before moving on to CW’s The Flash. Most recently, the Taiwanese-American adapted Yangsze Choo’s novel The Ghost Bride as a Netflix original series. Advertisement Related Video Casper debuted in the 1945 short cartoon...
Casper the Friendly Ghost Live-Action Series in the Works at Peacock
The Casper the Friendly Ghost universe is about to expand with a new live-action series at Peacock, reports Variety. Currently in development, the series is an entirely new take on the character. It’s described as a horror/adventure show reimagining the origin of Casper in a coming-of-age story. After a new family comes to small-town Eternal Falls, he gets caught up in a mystery that unearths over 100 years of dark secrets Writer and executive producer Kai Yu Wu has plenty of experience with the supernatural. Wu got her start as a staff writer on NBC’s Hannibal before moving on to CW’s The Flash. Most recently, the Taiwanese-American adapted Yangsze Choo’s novel The Ghost Bride as a Netflix original series. Advertisement Related Video Casper debuted in the 1945 short cartoon...
Craig Robinson Is a Security Guard Turned Snake Hunter in Trailer for Peacock’s Killing It: Watch
In the teaser for his upcoming Peacock series Killing It, Craig Robinson is living in the lap of luxury, but the newly-released trailer shows the long road it took him to get there. Taking a look back at his days as a security guard with big dreams, the clip offers a peek into his journey to becoming an all-American success story. The trailer opens with Robinson’s character getting turned down for a loan in thinly veiled racist language before giving a look at his crumbling home life. Learning his daughter could be moving to Ohio due to his ex’s beau getting a new job seems to be the last straw, so when there’s an opportunity to win $20,000 in a snake hunting contest, it’s a no-brainer. Watch the trailer below. Killing It comes from Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor and writer/pr...
Selena Gomez Developing New Series Based on ‘Sixteen Candles’
Make a wish, because Selena Gomez is putting a Latinx spin on the John Hughes classic Sixteen Candles. Together with collaborators Tanya Saracho and Gabriela Revilla Lugo, the pop star is developing a new half-hour sitcom titled 15 Candles, which will take a page from the 1984 coming-of-age movie starring Molly Ringwald. According to Variety, the comedy series “will follow four young Latinas in high school, navigating feelings of invisibility while exploring what it means to leave childhood behind as quinceañera season approaches.” Gomez will serve as executive producer on the project, which is headed to NBC streamer Peacock, while Saracho and Lugo are both expected to write and executive produce. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The Latinx-inspired take on Sixteen Candles is har...
Peacock Spilled the Recipe for “Kevin’s Famous Chili” from The Office and No One Noticed
For years, Kevin Malone’s chili has remained perhaps the most famous meal in The Office history, and now, you can bring the storied stew to your own kitchen. One eagle-eyed Office fan noticed that the recipe to “Kevin’s Famous Chili” is listed in the terms and conditions of the sitcom’s exclusive streaming home, Peacock, meaning any amateur chef can make it for themselves. TikTok user @mckenziefloyd took to the app to share the discovery, which she said her boyfriend noticed while perusing the Peacock app: “I’m trying to figure out why the chili from The Office, the recipe, is on here in the terms of conditions with the instructions,” Floyd laughs in the clip. “Why was that necessary to put on here? And then it just goes back to the regular terms and conditions.” If you’ll recall...
HHW Gaming: NBC Peacock Officially Announces New Action-Comedy Series ‘Twisted Metal’ Starring Anthony Mackie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Twisted Metal Twisted Metal, the television series, is coming to a television screen real soon. September 2021, Deadline broke the news Sony Television and PlayStation Productions was indeed working on a new action-comedy series based on the insanely popular and dormant video game franchise Twisted Metal. At the time, we only knew that the MCU’s current Captain America, Anthony Mackie, would be starring in the show, and now we know it will live on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. Along with the announcement of the show living on Peacock, we also now know that Mackie will be serving as an executive producer alongside Will Arnett, who teamed up with Marc Forman from Electric Avenue (Murderville) to secure the rights to the m...
HHW Gaming: NBC Peacock Officially Announces New Action-Comedy Series ‘Twisted Metal’ Starring Anthony Mackie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Twisted Metal Twisted Metal, the television series, is coming to a television screen real soon. September 2021, Deadline broke the news Sony Television and PlayStation Productions was indeed working on a new action-comedy series based on the insanely popular and dormant video game franchise Twisted Metal. At the time, we only knew that the MCU’s current Captain America, Anthony Mackie, would be starring in the show, and now we know it will live on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. Along with the announcement of the show living on Peacock, we also now know that Mackie will be serving as an executive producer alongside Will Arnett, who teamed up with Marc Forman from Electric Avenue (Murderville) to secure the rights to the m...
Twisted Metal TV Series, Starring Anthony Mackie, Moving Ahead at Peacock
A live-action Twisted Metal TV series is moving ahead at Peacock. Based on the classic demolition derby video game, the series will star Anthony Mackie in the lead role as “John Doe.” The half-hour series, which Peacock bills as a “high-octane action comedy,” is based on an original story conceived by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland). Per a logline provided by Peacock, the story follows a “motor-mouthed outsider [who is] offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.” Related Video “With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream...
‘Bel-Air’: How to Watch the ‘Fresh Prince’ Reboot Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. There’s a new “Fresh Prince” in town. Bel-Air, the highly anticipated Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot executive produced by Will Smith, will debut on Peacock on Sunday (Feb. 13). Jabari Banks stars as Will in the dramatic reimagining of the original series. Olly Sholotan is Carlton Banks, Coco Jones plays Hillary Banks, Akira Akbar portrays Ashley Banks and Jimmy Akingbola as the Banks family butler, Geoffrey. Explore Explore Will Smith See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Adrian Holmes and Cassandra Freemon play Uncle Phil an...
