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Adam Devine goes viral in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin trailer

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With just three weeks to go until Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin hits Peacock, a trailer, poster and images have been released for the musical comedy spinoff series. The series centres on Adam Devine’s Bumper Allen as he travels to Berlin in hopes of becoming an international popstar after one of his acapella TikTok’s go […]

Fear remake heading to Peacock as TV series

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1996’s Fear is coming back, which could prove even scarier in the age of toxic relationships and social media. Variety reports that Fear will return with Jessica Goldberg set to write and executive produce a TV adaptation. Brian Grazer, a producer for the original film, is returning to executive producing along with Ron Howard, Lilly […]

Chris Messina joins Kaley Cuoco in Peacock thriller Based on a True Story

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Peacock has made an addition to Based on a True Story, a dark comedic thriller from Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer Craig Rosenberg (The Boys). Joining Kayley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant) in the series is Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) as Nathan, “the washed-up tennis star husband of realtor Ava (Cuoco).” Inspired “by a bizarre true […]

Community goes six seasons and a movie for Peacock

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Well, it’s finally happening… after finishing up its six season run back in 2015, creator Dan Harmon and stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong are set to reunite for the long-teased, long-awaited Community movie. And a movie? — Peacock (@peacock) September 30, 2022 “‘Six seasons and a […]

Peacock shares first look at Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin

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Peacock has revealed the first images from the upcoming spinoff series Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin featuring stars Adam Devine, Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, Flula Borg, Lera Abova, and Udo Kier. Picking up several years after the events of the musical comedy trilogy, the series follows Devine’s Bumper Allen as he moves to Germany to […]

Anna Paquin and McKenna Grace star in creepy trailer for true crime drama A Friend of the Family

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Peacock has dropped the official trailer for the true-crime drama A Friend of the Family, which stars Jake Lacy (The White Lotus), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Colin Hanks (Dexter), and McKenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) in a series produced by a member of the family at the heart of this harrowing tale. Set during the 70s, […]

Joe Pesci to play Pete Davidson’s grandfather in Bupkis

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Having been tempted out of retirement by good pal Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Oscar-winner Joe Pesci has now signed on to star alongside Pete Davidson and Edie Falco in the upcoming Peacock comedy series Bupkis. The half-hour action comedy series is described as a heightened, fictionalised version of Davidson’s life, combining grounded storytelling with […]

A Friend of the Family trailer previews Peacock’s harrowing true crime drama series

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Peacock has shared a trailer for showrunner Nick Antosca’s (The Act, Channel Zero) new true crime limited series A Friend of the Family, which is based on the harrowing story of the Broberg family, whose teenage daughter was kidnapped on multiple occasions by a neighbour.  The drama features a cast that includes Anna Paquin (True […]

Lost star Matthew Fox returns to TV with trailer for Peacock’s Last Light

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Peacock has released a trailer, poster and images for apocalyptic thriller Last Light. Based on Alex Scarrow’s best-selling novel of the same name, the series follows Andy (Lost star Matthew Fox), a petro-chemist engineer on a business trip in the Middle East who desperately tries to reunite his wife and children after the world falls […]

John Wick prequel series The Continental moves to Peacock

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The John Wick prequel series The Continental is switching homes. The Lionsgate series was set to premiere on Starz, but it has now been moved to NBC’s streaming service Peacock, where all three films in the John Wick franchise are currently available. The Continental stars Colin Woodell (The Flight Attendant) as a young Winston, played in the films by Ian McShane, as […]