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McKenna Grace joins A Friend of the Family with Anna Paquin

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McKenna Grace (Ghostbusters Afterlife) has joined the Peacock drama A Friend of the Family where she will star alongside Anna Paquin (Flack). A Friend of the Family will be based on “the stranger-than-fiction kidnapping story of Jan Broberg, who was kidnapped by their neighbor Robert Berchtold on two different occasions during the 1970s.” Grace will portray Jan […]

Craig Robinson pursues the American Dream in Killing It trailer

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With just three weeks until its premiere, Peacock has released a trailer for the upcoming comedy series Killing It which stars Craig Robinson as Craig, a man in pursuit of the American Dream; watch it here… Killing It is a comedy about class, capitalism and one man’s quest to achieve the American dream. And also […]

Selena Gomez to develop reimagined Sixteen Candles series for Peacock

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Deadline reports Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building) is set to develop 15 Candles, a reimagining of the classic John Hughes coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles, for Peacock. Gomez is developing it with Tanya Saracho (Vida) and Gabriela Revilla Lugo (Palm Springs). 15 Candles will follow “four young Latinas starting high school as they overcome their feelings of […]

Anthony Mackie’s Twisted Metal TV series lands at Peacock

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The upcoming television adaptation of the beloved PlayStation video game franchise Twisted Metal has found an official home at Peacock with Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) starring in and executive producing the series. Twisted Metal is described as a half-hour action-comedy series that will see Mackie play John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast […]

Peacock gives straight-to-series order to supernatural comic book adaptation Dead Day

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Streaming service Peacock has announced that it has granted a straight-to-series order for Dead Day, a TV adaptation of the bestselling AfterShock comic book series from creator Ryan Parrott, which is being developed by Scream creator Kevin Williamson and his The Vampire Diaries co-showrunner Julie Plec. Dead Day follows an ensemble of characters as they […]

Peacock cancels Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol after single season

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Streaming service Peacock has announced that it has axed the TV series Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol following a single 10-episode season which aired on the streamer late last month. “We were so proud to bring this action-packed mystery thriller to our members and enjoyed watching this compelling series unfold with a satisfying, complete story,” […]

Fresh Prince dramatic reboot Bel-Air gets a trailer and images from Peacock

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Will Smith has shared the official trailer Bel-Air, Peacock’s dramatic reimagining of the classic Will Smith sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which follows teenager Will (Jabari Banks) as he adjusts to life on the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air; check it out below along with a batch of official […]

Simon Kinberg gives update on Battlestar Galactica film and confirms “shared universe” with TV reboot

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The road to the new Battlestar Galactica film has been a long one after several years of development and after a year without updates for the film or the planned Peacock TV reboot from Mr. Robot‘s Sam Esmail, writer and producer Simon Kinberg has given an update on both projects. Kinberg was attached to write and produce […]

Dark secrets abound for Josh Gad and Isla Fisher in the trailer for Wolf Like Me

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From the Producers of Nine Perfect Strangers and Big Little Lies, Peacock will be hoping that Wolf Like Me, their original horror-comedy from Abe Forsythe, the director behind Lupita Nyong’o zombie gem Little Monsters, will provide them with a smash hit water-cooler drama like those TV blockbusters. Starring Josh Gad and Isla Fisher, Wolf Like […]

MacGruber is back in red band trailer for Peacock revival

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With a little over a week to go until MacGruber premieres on Peacock, a red band trailer, poster and images have been released for the action comedy series which sees America’s ultimate hero (Will Forte) reassembling his old teammates Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig) and Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) to take down a villain from […]