{"id":129113,"date":"2025-11-11T06:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/129113\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T06:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:23:07","slug":"classic-mr-bean-new-rowan-atkinsons-series-may-be-2025s-christmas-must-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/129113\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Classic Mr. Bean&#8217;: new Rowan Atkinson&#8217;s series may be 2025&#8217;s Christmas must-watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">If your Christmas holidays usually involve rewatching &#8216;Love Actually&#8217; or &#8216;The Holiday&#8217;, you might have a new contender for this year&#8217;s festive viewing list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">Netflix has dropped the trailer for &#8216;Man vs. Baby&#8217; starring Rowan Atkinson, and it could be 2025&#8217;s answer to the iconic &#8216;Merry Christmas Mr Bean&#8217; special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">Rowan Atkinson returns as the hilariously clumsy Trevor Bingley for the 2022 series sequel &#8216;Man vs. Bee&#8217;. But this time, he\u2019s swapped his buzzy little nemesis for something more chaotic: a baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">The series brings that classic, goofy British humour we loved from &#8216;Mr Bean&#8217;, and has that perfect blend of comedy which we could see both the little ones and Nana loving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">The official synopsis from Netflix explains:<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular\">After a job looking after a high-tech mansion ended in disaster thanks to an irritating insect in Man vs Bee, Trevor Bingley (Rowan Atkinson) has left the stressful world of housesitting for the quieter life of a school caretaker. That is, until a lucrative offer to look after a luxury London penthouse over Christmas proves too tempting to resist. <\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular\">But on the last day of term, when no one comes to collect the Baby Jesus from the school nativity, Trevor finds himself with another undersized and very unexpected companion. With a penthouse to protect and a baby to burp, will Trevor be able to have the calm Christmas he hopes for, or will festivities descend into chaos?<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">&#8216;Man vs. Baby&#8217; is set to premiere on <a class=\"decoration-from-font text-paragraph-sm\/normal md:text-paragraph-md\/normal linear cursor-pointer transition-all disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40 group inline-block underline underline-offset-4 focus-visible:rounded-md focus-visible:outline-offset-4 font-bold hover:text-brand-300 focus-visible:text-brand-300 visited:text-brand-300 disabled:text-neutral-300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/nz\/title\/81923753\">Netflix on December 11,<\/a> and its trailer has already racked up over a million views within its first 24 hours on YouTube. From the comments section, it&#8217;s easy to see why this Christmas-themed show could be the next big hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">&#8220;It\u2019s Mr. Bean and a baby once again. Only real Mr. Bean fans will know what I\u2019m talking about,&#8221; said one commenter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">Another user posted, &#8220;First, it was a bee, now it&#8217;s a baby&#8230;. Classic Mr. Bean.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">&#8220;He&#8217;s the legend that made our childhood. Thank you Mr. Bean,&#8221; pointed out another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">It looks like the perfect series to have on while wrapping presents, or just for a good laugh this holiday season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If your Christmas holidays usually involve rewatching &#8216;Love Actually&#8217; or &#8216;The Holiday&#8217;, you might have a new contender&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-129113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}