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[04/13/26 - 03:13 PM]
Peacock Renews Hit Comedy Series "The 'Burbs" for Second Season
"The 'Burbs" has generated more than 1.7 billion viewing minutes on platform since its February 8 launch.
[via press release from Peacock]

MEDIA ALERT

· Peacock has renewed its hit comedy series "The 'Burbs" for a second season.

· "We're so thrilled that audiences loved season one of 'The 'Burbs,' and are going to get to spend more time in Hinkley Hills with Keke and the rest of this incredible cast," said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBC & Peacock. "A huge congratulations to all of the writers, producers and crew who updated the beloved original film and made something funny, warm and highly contemporary."

· "The 'Burbs" has generated more than 1.7 billion viewing minutes on platform since its Feb. 8 launch.

· "The 'Burbs" ranked as a top 10 streaming original season for four consecutive weeks based on Nielsen minutes viewed data (Weeks of Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23).

· "The 'Burbs" is the #1 Peacock scripted season of all time in overall reach over the first 50 days on the platform

· The series has been sold to more than 100 territories around the world.

· The New York Times calls "The 'Burbs" "funny and ultimately heartwarming." Variety says the show is "brilliantly written" and is "an entertaining blend of genres that keeps viewers guessing until the very end."

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ABOUT "THE 'BURBS" (Season1 credits)

Creator / Writer / Executive producer: Celeste Hughey

Writer / Executive producer: Rachel Shukert

Star / Executive producer: Keke Palmer

Executive producers: Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door

Executive producers: Brian Grazer, Kristen Zolner and Natalie Berkus for Imagine Entertainment

Director / Executive producer: Nzingha Stewart

Co-Executive producer: Dana Olsen

Series regulars: Keke Palmer, Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, Kapil Talwalkar

Series description: Inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, "The 'Burbs" follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband's childhood home. Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.

Studio: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

Format: Mystery comedy series, 8 episodes





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