{"id":403246,"date":"2026-01-10T02:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/403246\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T02:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:18:08","slug":"the-burbs-tv-series-starring-keke-palmer-unveils-a-full-trailer-ahead-of-february-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/403246\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Burbs TV series starring Keke Palmer unveils a full trailer ahead of February premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

In the final months of 2024, the Peacock streaming service gave a straight-to-series order for\u00a0The \u2018Burbs<\/a>, a contemporary TV series adaptation of the 1989 movie of the same name (which starred Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher).\u00a0The eight-episode season made its way through production so quietly, I had forgotten that this was even happening \u2013 until a month ago, when a teaser trailer<\/a> for the show dropped online, along with the announcement that all eight episodes will be available to watch on Peacock as of Sunday,\u00a0February 8th. Now, a full trailer for the show has arrived and can be seen in the embed above.<\/p>\n

Cast and synopsis<\/p>\n

Keke Palmer (Nope) stars in and executive produces the series and is joined in the cast by Jack Whitehall\u00a0(Jungle Cruise), Julia Duffy (Newhart), Paula Pell (Girls5eva), Mark Proksch (What We Do In The Shadows), Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey\u2019s Extraordinary Playlist), Haley Joel Osment (Tusk), RJ Cyler (The Harder They Fall), Justin Kirk (Weeds), Kyrie McAlpin (Cheaper by the Dozen), Danielle Kennedy (Man on the Inside), and Randy Oglesby (For All Mankind).<\/p>\n

Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale,\u00a0Dead to Me) is writing and executive producing the series.\u00a0Set in present-day suburbia,\u00a0The \u2018Burbs\u00a0follows a young couple, with Palmer playing the wife, returning to the husband\u2019s (Whitehall) childhood home. Their world is upended when new neighbors move in next door, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Same filming location as the original<\/p>\n

In addition to Palmer and Hughey, executive producers on the show include Brian Grazer, Kristen Zolner, and Natalie Berkus for Imagine Entertainment, Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door, and Rachel Shukert. Dana Olsen, the writer of the 1989 film, Amy Aniobi, Zora Bikangaga, and Neil Reynolds serve as co-executive producers. Nzingha Stewart (Daisy Jones & The Six) directed the first episode and is another executive producer. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio behind the series.<\/p>\n

Filming took place in Los Angeles at the same location as the original film, the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood.<\/p>\n

The original\u00a0The \u2018Burbs\u00a0was directed by Joe Dante. When asked for his reaction to the TV series announcement, Dante\u00a0said<\/a>, \u201cI think my actual comment was, \u2018How are they going to make a whole TV series out of that story?\u2019 As opposed to, \u2018I want to be the one to do it. \u2019Good luck to them. It\u2019s kind a one-off story\u2026It\u2019s always nice when things have a shelf life.\u201c<\/p>\n

While the teaser seemed promising, everything about this full trailer fell a little flat for me. Take a look at the trailer, then let us know what you thought of it by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n

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