“The ‘Burbs” TV series adaptation at Peacock has cast five series regulars, Variety has learned.
Jack Whitehall (“Jungle Cruise,” “The Afterparty 2”), Julia Duffy (“Palm Royale,” “Newhart”), Paula Pell (“Girls5eva,” “Saturday Night Live”), Mark Proksch (“What We Do In The Shadows,” “The Office”), and Kapil Talwalkar (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” “Night Court”) have all been cast in the series version of the 1989 dark comedy of the same name.
In addition, Nzingha Stewart (“Cross,” “Daisy Jones and the Six”) has boarded the show as an executive producer and will direct the first episode.
The new additions join previously announced lead Keke Palmer in the show, which was picked up straight-to-series at Peacock in September 2024.
The official logline for the show states, “Set in present-day suburbia, ‘The ‘Burbs’ follows a young couple (Palmer, Whitehall) 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.”
Celeste Hughey will adapt the film for television and executive produce. Palmer will executive produce in addition to starring. Seth MacFarlane executive produces under his Fuzzy Door banner along with Erica Huggins and Aimee Carlson. Brian Grazer executive produces via Imagine Entertainment along with Kristen Zolner and Natalie Berkus, with Rachel Shukert also executive producing. Dana Olsen, who wrote the film, will co-executive produce, as will Amy Aniobi, Zora Bikangaga, and Neil Reynolds. UCP is the studio, with Fuzzy Door currently under an overall deal at UCP.
The series will film on the Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles, just like the movie.
Whitehall is repped by CAA, United Agents, and Nelson Davis LLP. Duffy is repped by Artists & Representatives and Shelter Entertainment. Pell is repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson. Proksch is repped by UTA and Yorn Levine Barnes. Talwalkar is repped by SMS Talent, Industry Entertainment, and Goodman Genow.
