The Burbs Cast: Jack Whitehall, Paula Pell, & More Join Keke Palmer Show
Jack Whitehall (The Afterparty), Paula Pell (Girls5eva), Mark Proksch (What We Do In The Shadows), Julia Duffy (Palm Royale), and Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) have been tapped to join cast for Peacock‘s upcoming series adaptation of the 1989 dark comedy movie. Further details about their characters are still under wraps. This comes five months after the project received an official straight-to-series order from the streamer.
“Set in present-day suburbia, the show follows a young couple, who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s 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,” reads the show’s official logline.
The Burbs will be led by Emmy winner Keke Palmer (Nope, Password), who has also signed on to serve as an executive producer. The original movie starred Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, and Corey Feldman. Despite initially receiving mixed reviews during its theatrical run, the film eventually became a cult classic. The remake will be shot at the same location as the original film on the backlot of Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
The show will be written and executive produced by Celeste Hughey, with Nzingha Stewart (Daisy Jones and the Six) also set to direct the first episode. Executive producers are Stewart, Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, Aimee Carlson, Brian Grazer, Kristen Zolner, Natalie Berkus, Rachel Shukert, Amy Aniobi, Zora Bikangaga, and Neil Reynolds, along with original scribe Dana Olsen. It is a production of UCP and Fuzzy Door.
(Source: Variety)
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