Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise), Julia Duffy (Palm Royale), Paula Pell (Girls5eva), Mark Proksch (What We Do In The Shadows), and Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) have joined Peacock’s upcoming mystery comedy series The ‘Burbs as series regulars.
They join previously announced Keke Palmer who stars and executive produces in this new series adaptation of the 1989 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks.
Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple — with Palmer playing the wife returning to the husband’s (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.
Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me) writes and executive produces alongside executive producers Brian Grazer (Empire, Arrested Development), Kristen Zolner, and Natalie Berkus for Imagine Entertainment, Seth MacFarlane (Ted), 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 will direct the first episode and serves as an executive producer.
UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio behind the series. The series adaptation is the latest project from Fuzzy Door under its overall television deal with UCP, along with Imagine Entertainment.
The series will film in Los Angeles at the same location as the original 1989 film, the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood. From Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, The ‘Burbs(1989) was a horror-comedy produced by Brian Grazer and starring Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher.
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