{"id":237114,"date":"2026-01-10T02:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/237114\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T02:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:43:10","slug":"peacock-show-reboots-a-classic-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/237114\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock Show Reboots a Classic Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

No intellectual property is ever really gone forever<\/a> in Hollywood, and a new Peacock<\/a> series is preparing to breathe some new life into a cult classic from 1989. <\/p>\n

Joe Dante\u2019s \u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d was ahead of its time, lampooning the monotony of American suburbia and the darkness that sometimes hides beneath it with a story about a young couple (Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher) who encounter a Satanic cult in their otherwise unremarkable neighborhood. The film eventually built a fanbase that surpassed its $49 million box-office haul, and audiences will soon have a chance to experience a new iteration of the property. The new Peacock series is a new story set in the present day that takes inspiration from the ideas and imagery of Dante\u2019s film.<\/p>\n

Per an official synopsis, Peacock\u2019s \u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d follows \u201ca young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband\u2019s childhood home. Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series sees Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall stepping into the lead roles (though they\u2019re not playing the same characters as Hanks and Fisher), flanked by a supporting cast that includes Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, and Kapil Talwalkar. <\/p>\n

The series hails from creator Celeste Hughey, who has writing and producing experience on shows such as \u201cPalm Royale\u201d and \u201cDead to Me.\u201d Executive producers include Seth MacFarlane, Brian Grazer, and Dana Olsen, who wrote the original film.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d was named one of IndieWire\u2019s most anticipated TV series of 2026<\/a>, with our film critic Ben Travers explaining that fans have two reasons to be excited about the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo good reasons: You loved the original film (starring Tom Hanks) and believe its premise is well-suited for a modern interpretation,\u201d Travers wrote. \u201cThat, or Keke Palmer. She\u2019s great! She deserves her own show! And with a supporting cast including Paula Pell and Mark Proksch, she may have found one funny enough to earn her skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

All eight episodes of \u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d will stream on Peacock on Sunday, February 8. Watch the trailer below. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No intellectual property is ever really gone forever in Hollywood, and a new Peacock series is preparing to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,8048,120366,12541,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-237114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-peacock","12":"tag-the-burbs","13":"tag-trailers","14":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}