The horror thriller series “Teacup” has been canceled at Peacock after just one season, Variety has learned.
The show was inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger.” It was originally picked up straight-to-series at the NBCUniversal-backed streaming service in 2022 and debuted in October 2024.
Per the official logline, the show followed “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” The lead cast for the series included Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Emilie Bierre, and Luciano Leroux.
Ian McCulloch served as writer and executive producer on “Teacup.” James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett also execuive produced via Atomic Monster along with Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen. E.L. Katz directed the first two episodes and executive produced, while Tancharoen directed the final two. McCammon was also an executive producer. UCP was the studio.
“Teacup” did fairly well with critics upon its release, holding a 70% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, in her review for Variety, Aramide Tinubu wrote that it “begins as a fascinating and frightful narrative before descending into science-fiction madness that fails to stick to the landing.”
Likewise, Peacock does not typically release viewership information so one cannot gauge the kind of audience the show found, but it failed to make a dent on the Nielsen Top 10 streaming charts.
Wan and Atomic Monster, meanwhile, remain in business with Peacock. The production company is currently producing an untitled espionage drama for the streamer starring “Shang-Chi” breakout Simu Liu. The series was greenlit in February 2024 and is currently in production.
