Peacock Renews Keke Palmer's 'The 'Burbs' for Season 2

Peacock has renewed the suburban mystery comedy series 'The 'Burbs,' starring and executive produced by Keke Palmer, for a second season, following its successful launch in February.

13 Apr, 22:00 — 13 Apr, 22:48

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Peacock's renewal of 'The 'Burbs' for a second season indicates the streamer's confidence in the Keke Palmer-led dark comedy. The show's success as a reboot of a cult classic film suggests a viable strategy for leveraging existing IP to attract audiences.

Key entitiesPeacock Keke Palmer Celeste Hughey The 'Burbs The 'Burbs Tom Hanks

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varietyMostly Factual133d ago

‘The Burbs’ Renewed for Season 2 at Peacock

Peacock has renewed “The Burbs” starring Keke Palmer for Season 2, Variety has learned. The series, which is inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy of the same name, originally debuted on the streamer in February. “We’re so thrilled that audiences loved season one of ‘The ’Burbs,’ and are going to get to spend more time in […]

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual133d ago

‘The ‘Burbs’ Gets Second Season at Peacock

The Keke Palmer-starring dark comedy reboot from creator Celeste Hughey made a top 10 debut on the NBC Universal streamer after premiering on Feb. 8.

By Etan Vlessing

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deadlineMostly Factual133d ago

‘The ’Burbs’ Starring Keke Palmer Renewed For Season 2 By Peacock

Peacock is staying in The ‘Burbs, renewing the breakout suburban mystery comedy series, starring and executive produced by Keke Palmer, for a second season. The pickup comes two months after The ’Burbs‘s high-profile launch on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 8. Promoted with spots during the game on NBC and Peacock, all 8 episodes dropped on […]

By Nellie Andreeva

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