| The 'Burbs | |
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| Genre | Black comedy |
| Created by | Celeste Hughey |
| Based on | The 'Burbs by Dana Olsen |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Peacock |
The 'Burbs is an upcoming American black comedy television series for Peacock. It is an adaptation of the 1989 film of the same name. The cast includes Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall.
Old secrets resurface when a newly married couple relocate to the husband's suburban neighbourhood of his youth. [1]
The series received a straight to order from Peacock in September 2024 with Celeste Hughey adapting the 1989 film The 'Burbs with Keke Palmer leading the cast. Hughey and Palmer also serves as executive producer. Seth MacFarlane is also an executive producer, with Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, who produced the original film. Dana Olsen, who wrote the film, serves as a co-executive producer. The series was said to be filming on the Universal Studios Lot, as the film did. [2] Kristen Zolner and Natalie Berkus also executive produce for Imagine Entertainment with Erica Huggins and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door, as well as Rachel Shukert. Nzingha Stewart serves as a director of the first episode and executive producer. [3]
In February 2025, Jack Whitehall, Paula Pell, Julia Duffy, Mark Proksch, and Kapil Talwalkar joined the starring cast. [4] At the end of that month, Haley Joel Osment, RJ Cyler, and Justin Kirk were cast in recurring capacities. [5] In June 2025, Max Carver, Erica Dasher, Georgia Leva, and Kathleen Kenny joined the cast in recurring roles. [6]
The series was included in Peacock's upcoming slate for 2025-26. [7]