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[05/09/25 - 08:51 AM]
Peacock Announces Series Pickup of Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" Animated Spin-Off
MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried and Jessica Barth will all reprise their roles from the film franchise.
[via press release from Peacock]

PEACOCK ANNOUNCES SERIES PICKUP OF SETH MacFARLANE'S "TED" ANIMATED SPIN-OFF

New Animated Series Joins TED Franchise Following the Second Season Renewal of Peacock's Record-Breaking Live-Action Comedic Prequel Series

MacFarlane Set to Reprise Iconic Voice Role and Executive Produce All Episodes Alongside Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh (Modern Family); Original Film Franchise Stars Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried and Jessica Barth Return

www.PeacockTV.com

· Peacock announced today the series pickup of TED: THE ANIMATED SERIES (WT) from Seth MacFarlane, following the success of the record-breaking, live-action #1 Original Streaming Comedy TED. The animated series picks up after the Ted films.

· MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad!, The Orville) is set to reprise the voice of the iconic and loveable foul-mouthed teddy bear "Ted," and will also executive produce all episodes alongside executive producers Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh (Modern Family), who also executive produced the live-action series TED.

· Original film franchise stars return as series regulars to voice their roles:

· Mark Wahlberg (The Union, The Family Plan) as "John"

· Amanda Seyfried (Long Bright River, The Dropout) as "Sam"

· Jessica Barth (Ted & Ted 2) as "Tami-Lynn"

· Additional series regulars include:

· Kyle Mooney (Y2K, Saturday Night Live) as "Apollo"

· Liz Richman (Little America, TED) as "Ruth"

· The series comes from UCP (a division of Universal Studio Group), Fuzzy Door and MRC.

· Following its January 11, 2024 launch, season one of TED broke records as Peacock's most-watched original title to date and was the #1 Original Streaming Comedy in the U.S. for more than two consecutive months (per Nielsen). The series was also a global hit becoming the biggest U.S. comedy launch on Sky in the UK in over 20 years. It was recently renewed for a second season.

· The TED animated series will join Peacock's upcoming roster of Originals, including POKER FACE S2, TWISTED METAL S2, LOVE ISLAND USA S7, LOVE ISLAND GAMES S2, UNTITLED GREG DANIELS/MICHAEL KOMAN COMEDY, DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY, ALL HER FAULT, TED S2, and BEL-AIR S4 set to launch later this year as well as recent Peacock Originals including THE TRAITORS, LONG BRIGHT RIVER, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME S5, SNL 50, BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY and more.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Executive Producer/Writer/"Ted": Seth MacFarlane

Executive Producers/Writers/Showrunners: Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh

Executive Producers: Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark, Aimee Carlson (Fuzzy Door), Claudia Katz (Rough Draft)

Series Regulars: Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Kyle Mooney, Liz Richman

Produced by: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Fuzzy Door and MRC

Format: Animated Comedy





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