Comedy Peacock’s The Burbs Series Remake | Keke Palmer

[Pennywise]

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to The ‘Burbs, a contemporary series adaptation of the 1989 Universal Pictures horror-comedy film of the same name. Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me) is writing and executive producing the mystery comedy series which will star Keke Palmer (Nope, Password), also an executive producer on the project from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

 

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Peacock’s ‘The ‘Burbs’ Adds 5 To Cast Including Jack Whitehall

Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, and Kapil Talwalkar have joined Peacock’s mystery comedy series The ‘Burbs as series regulars.

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Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise), Julia Duffy (Palm Royale), Paula Pell (Girls5eva), Mark Proksch (What We Do In The Shadows), and Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) have joined Peacock’s upcoming mystery comedy series The ‘Burbs as series regulars.

They join previously announced Keke Palmer who stars and executive produces in this new series adaptation of the 1989 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks.

Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple — with Palmer playing the wife returning to the husband’s (Whitehall) childhood home. Their world is upended when new neighbors move in next door, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.

Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me) writes and executive produces alongside executive producers Brian Grazer (Empire, Arrested Development), Kristen Zolner, and Natalie Berkus for Imagine Entertainment, Seth MacFarlane (Ted), Erica Huggins, and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door and Rachel Shukert. Dana Olsen, the writer of the 1989 film, Amy Aniobi, Zora Bikangaga, and Neil Reynolds serve as co-executive producers. Nzingha Stewart will direct the first episode and serves as an executive producer.

 

[Teelie]

This is very much a for me. Why?

 

[Lily Adler]

This is very much a for me. Why?

An old Tom Hanks movie that I've never watched.

EDIT: probably going to be like Only Murders where there's a new dark mystery every season.

 

[Teelie]

I have seen it and I enjoyed it years ago when I was a kid. I rewatched it a few years ago and it was fine for what it was but it's a middle of the road 80's comedy. There is nowhere near the material to make a series out of it. Not if they intend to hew even close to the original.

They could do this completely on their own, without the name and it wouldn't make a difference.

 

[Pennywise]

Keke Palmer Peacock Comedy ‘The ‘Burbs’ Adds Haley Joel Osment, RJ Cyler, Justin Kirk and More (EXCLUSIVE)

Peacock and Keke Palmer's upcoming adaptation of 'The 'Burbs' has added six cast members including Haley Joel Osment, RJ Cyler, Justin Kirk.

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Haley Joel Osment (“Blink Twice,” “The Sixth Sense”), RJ Cyler (“The Harder They Fall,” “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”), Justin Kirk (“Angels in America,” “Weeds”), Kyrie McAlpin (“Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Will Trent”), Danielle Kennedy (“Man on the Inside,” “Narcos”) and Randy Oglesby (“For All Mankind,” “Star Trek”) join previously announced cast members Palmer, Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch and Kapil Talwalkar.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I’ll probably check this out. I remember loving the old movie when I was a kid. And Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall are great.