Peacock Books 'Ted' A Second Event
What is now the first season of the Seth MacFarlane series was originally just an “event series”, so make every new season an event!
Can you bear it? Peacock is bringing Ted back again, renewing the Seth MacFarlane-created prequel series to his films for a second season.
It was an obvious decision, as the streamer had claimed a week after its January 11 premiere that it was their most-watched original ever through its first three days. It would remain the top streaming comedy in the United States for about two months after. Originally billed as an event series, the renewal transforms it into an ongoing series, though every season can be an event in the same way. More eyeballs had been drawn to Peacock as more people downloaded the app ahead of its exclusive NFL Wild Card game. It was also performing fantastically in other countries on platforms like Sky in the United Kingdom, FOX8 and streaming service Binge in Australia and Showcase in Canada. While the seven-episode series was an amazing success, there were still some hurdles to renewal most-evident by having taken four months. The comedy’s hybrid live-action/CGI nature makes it expensive and intricate to produce, taking a longer time than an average show. Some estimates claim the budget is pushing $10 million per episode.
'Ted' Bears High School In Official Trailer For Peacock Event Series
Just two weeks after releasing the teaser and setting a premiere date, Peacock has now released the trailer for their Ted event series coming in January. The trailer is introduced by creator and star Seth MacFarlane, and sees 1993 John, played by Max Burkholder, prepare the talking teddy bear for the horrors of high school, long after his moment in the s…
Ted is set in 1993, nearly 20 years prior to the main portion of the first movie, eight years into Ted (voiced by MacFarlane)’s Christmas wish-triggered life, and after his fame has passed. He and 16-year-old John, played by Max Burkholder, are still best friends but bad influences on each other. Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach also star as John’s parents Matty and Susan Bennett and Giorgia Whigham as cousin Blaire. The series is produced by Universal Studio Group’s UCP with MacFarlane’s production company Fuzzy Door Productions and MRC. MacFarlane, Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh are co-showrunners and executive produce with Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark and Aimee Carlson.
Hulu To Premiere Two Exclusive 'Family Guy' Holiday Specials This Season
It seems today that all you see is streaming taking episodes from linear TV. This year, it’s Hulu who gets to say “Buddy boy I got your Christmas right here!” Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane revealed at PaleyFest’s celebration Friday of the show’s 25th anniversary that the streamer will premiere two holiday specials of the show later this year when s…
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, TVLine