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Kaley Cuoco set for Peacock’s comedic thriller Based on a True Story

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Peacock has announced that The Big Bang Theory and The Flight Attendant star Kaley Cuoco is set to lead the cast of Based on a True Story, a dark comedic thriller from Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer Craig Rosenberg (The Boys, Lost, Preacher).   Inspired “by a bizarre true event”, the series tells the story of […]

Omar Sy to lead John Woo’s reimagining of The Killer

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Back in May it was announced that legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo is bringing some Heroic Bloodshed to Peacock with an English-language reimagining of his action classic The Killer, and now comes word that Woo has found his lead for the remake. As announced by Peacock and Universal, The Intouchables and Lupin star Omay […]

Video Review – They/Them sees Kevin Bacon elevating the indie queer horror

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Peacock’s slasher They/Them… In many ways, They/Them is a very standard slasher; sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. But the setting and focus on LGBTQ characters allow the film to add needed new layers. Join critic EJ Moreno for a review on the indie […]

Vampire Academy trailer offers first look at Peacock’s YA drama series

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During yesterday’s San Diego Comic-Con International, Peacock unveiled a first trailer for Vampire Academy, the upcoming YA supernatural series based on Richelle Mead’s international bestselling novel series which follows two young women whose friendship transcends their different classes as they prepare to complete their education at a boarding school for vampires; watch it below…   […]

Kevin Bacon’s LGBTQIA+ conversion camp slasher They/Them gets a creepy trailer

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The last time Kevin Bacon was staying at summer camp he was being terrorised by Jason Voorhees’ mum in Friday the 13th, but now he’s running one for LGBTQIA+ teens that’s just as terrifying in Blumhouse and Peacock’s conversion therapy camp horror They/Them. Written and Directed by Gladiator and Skyfall‘s John Logan, you can check out the full […]

Peacock’s dark comedy mystery series The Resort gets a first trailer

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Peacock has released a poster and trailer for The Resort, the new dark comedy mystery series from Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot) and Andy Siara (Palm Springs) which follows couple Noah (William Jackson Harper) and Emma (Cristin Milioti) as they find themselves embroiled in a bizarre unsolved mystery while on vacation to celebrate their 10th wedding […]

Ellen Barkin joins Rian Johnson’s Peacock mystery series Poker Face

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Known for her fierce and larger-than-life personality, Ellen Barkin will perfectly match Rian Johnson’s slick stylings. Deadline reports that Barkin will soon star in the director’s upcoming Peacock series Poker Face. Barkin will join an all-star cast led by Natasha Lyonne, which also includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, […]

Welcome to Kevin Bacon’s conversion therapy camp in trailer for slasher They/Them

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Peacock and Blumhouse have released a first look at They/Them, the conversion camp therapy slasher flick that features Kevin Bacon ominously promising a group of LGBTQIA+ teens that they’re going to “have some fun”, just as a mysterious killer starts picking people off. Written and Directed by Gladiator and Skyfall scribe John Logan, you can […]