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Saweetie Will Make An Appearance In ‘Bel-Air’ Season 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WWD / Getty / Saweetie When viewers tap in for season 2 of Bel-Air, they will be Saweetie gracing their television screens. Variety exclusively reports that the “ICY GIRL” rapper will appear in the second season of the popular Peacock series Bel-Air. Per the website’s reporting, Saweetie will be playing herself in the show. This will not be the first time she will play herself on show. Saweetie has made numerous appearances during the third season of the Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish that lives on Freefrom. Saweetie won’t be the only new face fans of Bel-Air can expect to see on the show’s second season. Brooklyn McLinn, Jazlyn Martin, and Riele Downs will join the cast in recurring roles. Per Variety: Brooklyn McLinn (“Cloak & Dagger,” “Black-ish”), Ja...
Paul T. Goldman Is Hard to Describe, Impossible to Forget, and One Wild Ride: Review
The Pitch: “In 2012, a man named Paul T. Goldman tweeted at me,” is how director Jason Woliner (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Nathan for You) begins a note to the press about his new Peacock series. “He said that he had an incredible story to tell and had written a book – and a screenplay – about it. He asked for my help bringing it to the screen.” Ten years later, Woliner has done exactly that — though the form this story has taken probably wasn’t what Paul T. Goldman anticipated. Instead, the series is less a shocking tale of sex and crime and more a fascinating portrait of a man and his ambitions: his desire for fame, for revenge, or maybe just being seen. And seen he is, through a lens that is alternately dark, strange, bizarre, and, more often than not, very funny. Pieces of a Man: In t...
Peep The Teaser Trailer To ‘Bel-Air’ Season 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Peacock / Peacock With the success of the first season of the reboot to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air a.k.a Bel-Air, it’s only right that fans get a second dose of the show, and yesterday Peacock released the first trailer to the sophomore year of the drama series. With the first season mainly focusing on a young Will Smith (Jabari Banks) adopting to the lavish life of his well-off family in Bel-Air, the trailer to the second season seems to find Will more confident in his place amongst the rich and famous. In a voice over he states “Stay true to your vision no matter the cost. Play the game they want you to play or draw the line and simply walk away. We all got choices to make… but this time no one choose for me.” Should be interesting to see how things pa...
‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters’ Trailer Hits And That Book Is Still Causing Trouble
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Peacock is giving out an early Christmas gift. The Best Man: The Final Chapters is heading to the streamer on Dec. 22 just before the holiday. A teaser trailer dropped late over the weekend to preview the show. The 8-episode series began with two popular movies, 1999’s The Best Man and 2013’s The Best Man Holiday, helmed by director Malcolm D. Lee. The movies starred Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Terence Howard, Morris Chestnut, Monica Calhoun, Melissa de Souza, and Harold Perrineau, becoming one of the most beloved of the black rom-coms. In the first movie, Diggs plays Harper, a writer who draws animosity from his college buddies after publishing his first novel Unfinished Business, a thinly disguised version of their l...
A24 Announces Friday the 13th Prequel Series Crystal Lake
Bryan Fuller, the TV powerhouse behind Hannibal, American Gods, and Star Trek: Discovery, is developing Crystal Lake, a new Friday the 13th prequel series from A24. As Crystal Lake is cursed by Jason Vorhees so that few survive, Crystal Lake is cursed to appear on Peacock where few watch. “I discovered Friday the 13th in the pages of Famous Monsters magazine when I was 10 years old and I have been thinking about this story ever since,” Fuller shared in a statement. “When it comes to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope and I’m thrilled to be exploring the camp grounds of Crystal Lake under their banner. And Susan Rovner is simply the best at what she does. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be working with her again.” Rovner, Chairman, Ent...
Peacock Orders Animated Series In the Know from Mike Judge and Zach Woods
Peacock has plotted out its first adult animated comedy with In the Know, a series from Mike Judge, Zach Woods, and Brandon Gardner. Co-creators Judge (King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head, Silicon Valley), Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office), and Gardner are executive producing In the Know, as are Greg Daniels (King of the Hill, The Office) and Dustin Davis. Judge and Woods will also star in the series, which comes from Universal Television. Here’s the official description: “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren colla...
Joe Pesci to Star in Pete Davidson’s Comedy Series Bupkis
Joe Pesci has boarded Pete Davidson’s upcoming comedy series Bupkis, which was ordered to Peacock in April. As Variety points out, it will mark just the second regular TV role of Pesci’s storied career after he starred in the short-lived NBC series Half Nelson in 1985. The veteran of movies such as Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and The Irishman will play Davidson’s grandfather in the 30-minute sitcom. The Oscar winner joins previously announced cast member Edie Falco (Sopranos, Nurse Jackie), who is set to play Davidson’s mother. In addition to starring in the show, Davidson will write and executive produce Bupkis with his longtime collaborator and friend Dave Sirus and Judah Miller (Crashing). Advertisement Related Video A “heightened, fictionalized version” of Davidson’s l...
When Is Jurassic World Dominion Available to Stream?
This summer, another Jurassic World roared into theaters, uniting original Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill) with reboot leads Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Now, Jurassic World Dominion is heading to Peacock for your at-home viewing pleasure. Read on for details about when and how to watch the film. When Will I Be Able to Stream Jurassic World Dominion? Jurassic World Dominion will be streaming on Peacock beginning September 2nd. In addition to the theatrical version, an extended cut of the movie, featuring 14 extra minutes of the film and an alternate opening, will also be available. The extended version also offers behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the movie and the short film Battle at Big Rock. What Is Jurassic W...
John Wick Spinoff Series The Continental Moves to Peacock in Multi-Year Deal
Action junkies are in luck today, because Peacock has announced a multi-year deal for The Continental, a highly anticipated three-part special event based on the blockbuster John Wick films. Premiering in 2023, the limited series will explore the origin story of the Continental Hotel, a refuge and meeting ground for hit men and assassins. Set in 1975 New York, The Continental is told from the point of view of a young Winston Scott (Colin Woodell), who we know eventually becomes the hotel’s manager. The series will focus on Winston’s dangerous quest to seize control of the hotel, which serves as a rendezvous point for some of the world’s deadliest criminals. The announced cast so far is rounded out with Ayomide Adegun as Charon, Peter Greene as Uncle Charlie, Mel Gibson as Cormac, Ben...
‘SNL’s Kenan Thompson To Host 74th Emmy Awards On NBC & Peacock
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark LoMoglio / Getty Kenan Thompson can now add hosting the Emmys to his long-growing list of career accomplishments. Saturday Night Live’s longest-running cast member Kenan Thompson has been tapped to host this year’s edition of the Emmy Awards, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Per Variety, Thompson was chosen after a “lengthy search” conducted by NBC, the Academy, and Emmys producers Done+Dusted and Reggie Hudlin, who was frantically searching for an A-list name to host the annual award’s show. Luckily for them, they didn’t have to look too far, being that Thompson is literally a mainstay in the network. Being a part of this incredible evening where we honor the best of the television community is ridiculously exciting, and to do it on NBC – my ...
Omar Sy To Star In Peacock’s Update To Wu-Tang Fav ‘The Killer’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Laurent KOFFEL / Getty A cult classic is coming back to a major streaming service with a twist. Omay Sy will play the lead in Peacock’s update to The Killer. As per Deadline the Lupin actor will take on the task of bring the iconic character Ah Jong back to modern times. While not much is known about what we can expect it was announced that the project will be penned by Matthew Stuecken and Josh Campbell (10 Cloverfield Lane), as well as Eran Creevy (Welcome to the Punch, Collide) and Brian Helgeland (42, Legend). Sy took to the Instagram to express his enthusiasm for the role. New challenge … and what a challenge but so grateful to get the opportunity ! 🙏🏿” his caption read. The original 1989 film stars Chow Yun-fat, D...
Satanic Panic Comes for Heavy Metal in HYSTERIA! from John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Peacock has ordered the coming-of-age thriller HYSTERIA! straight to series with direction by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the duo behind Game Night and the new Dungeons & Dragons film. Set in the late 1980s, the show will tell the story of a band of heavy metal-playing misfits who seize upon an opportunity after their school’s quarterback disappears during the height of the Satanic panic. Rebranding their act as a Satanic metal band, the outcasts capitalize on their hometown’s devilish preoccupation until “a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported ‘supernatural activity’ triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.” Casting has yet to be announced, but the series has a a script by Matthew Scott Kane and wil...
