Punky Brewster, A.P. Bio, David Schwimmer featured in new batch of Peacock teasers
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Last night, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streamer introduced us to its Saved By The Bell reboot with a clip of A.C. Slater bragging about banging students’ moms. Now, they’ve chased it with a handful of other teasers for its slate of original shows, which include a Punky Brewster reboot, the revived A.P. Bio, and a take on Aldous Huxley’s iconic Brave New World.
Solo’s Alden Ehrenreich stars in Brave New World, which, in the below teaser, slickly renders its peaceful “utopia,” which is achieved through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, and the weight of history. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television produces with acclaimed comics writer Grant Morrison, Homecoming’s David Wiener, and Neveldine/Taylor’s Brian Taylor at the helm.
Psych 2 is exactly what it sounds like, a continuation of the USA series starring James Roday and Dulé Hill. Punky Brewster, meanwhile, finds Soleil Moon Frye’s titular character a grown mother of three, with Freddie Prinze Jr. playing her ex-husband. Cherie Johnson reprises her role as Punky’s best friend, while new additions include Quinn Copeland, Lauren Donzis, and Oliver De Los Santos. See those teasers below.
Friends’ David Schwimmer will return to the NBC family with Intelligence, a new comedy in which he plays a goofy intelligence agent who clashes with a gang of British colleagues who don’t find him all that amusing. And then there’s Angelyne, which stars Emmy Rossum as the titular model, who made waves beginning in the ‘80s by plastering herself all over L.A. billboards. As we’ve previously noted, her history is rather fascinating. Check out those teasers below.
A.P. Bio got off to a rocky start when it premiered in 2018, but the comedy, which stars Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt, built up enough of a following that fans rebelled when it was initially canceled. Its third season will premiere on Peacock. Below, you’ll also find a teaser for The Capture, which first aired on the BBC last year. A six-part thriller, it follows a British soldier whose past crimes come back to haunt him due to some incriminating video footage.
It’s unclear when all of these shows will debut, though July is the likely date as that’s when Peacock itself unveils itself to the public. Learn more about the streamer, which is offering early access to some Comcast subscribers, here.
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I think we can all agree that, at 50 something years old, David Schwimmer’s hairline is spectacular.
It’s always seemed more pelt than traditional hair…
I have no shame in admitting that the Schwimmer teaser got a laugh out of me (and yeah, as someone who started losing his hair in his 20s, I’m pretty much jealous of all the hairlines in hollywood).
I’ve seen Intelligence as it aired in the UK recently, it’s kind of okay but nothing that special, though Schwimmer’s character is definitely the funniest.
I can’t wait for this service to crash so I can watch AP Bio on Hulu!
Yeah, I don’t see the draw, either. The trailer they show on Comcast is highlighting films like E.T and Jurassic Park, and shows like Frasier, while all the original programming is reduced to text flashed on the screen. They seriously list like 8 shows in two seconds.
I feel the same way, except about Psych 2
Here’s hoping “Punky’s Whips” by Frank Zappa is the new theme song.
Lyrics like ‘I promise not to come in your mouth’ and ‘I AIN’T QUEER (NO NO NO) I AIN’T GAY (NO NO NO)’ would make Peacock a contender for edgiest streaming service so it’s a possibility.
Punky! You have a dog named Brandon!
I am unreasonably excited for the next Psych movie, and I cannot be the only one. It’s just… pleasant.
Judging by how the last decade has gone, poor Punky is going to endure a lot of hard lessons in a lot of Very Special Episodes.
Will she still dress like a cracked out hippie rag doll?
I’m sorry, but I will always find this bit of dialogue from the Challenger episode hilarious:Punky: “We…..we were watching the shuttle take off….”
Henry: “And?”
Ugh these Twitter inserts are the absolute worst. They never play right.
NO.
Have a star for username/comment synergy.
Might as well call this the AP Bio streaming service because that’s the only remotely interesting project going for this mess.
I admit I wasn’t a Punky Brewster fan back in the day, but I don’t see any point to rebooting it. The original was specifically about the relationship between a working-class kid and her rich adoptive father. It’s not something that translates to the next generation.
Basically (along with Diff’rent Strokes), the show was the real life inspiration for Bojack Horseman’s Horsing Around. Basically, the stock example of a not very good formulaic sit-com.
Was Henry rich?
I just thought the same thing. I definitely don’t remember him being rich.
I guess I watched it even less than I remembered.
All I want is mothership Law & Order, damn it!!
More like Pee-cock.