Keke Palmer to Star in ‘The Burbs’ Series Remake for Peacock

Peacock is packing up for The Burbs.

The NBCUniversal streamer has given a straight-to-series order for a comedic thriller sequence based mostly on the 1989 Tom Hanks-Carrie Fisher film of the identical title. Keke Palmer is connected to star in The Burbs, which counts Brian Grazer and Seth MacFarlane amongst its govt producers. Grazer and Ron Howard’s Think about Leisure produced the movie.

Palmer will play half of a younger married couple who return to the husband’s childhood dwelling. Their world is upended when new neighbors transfer in subsequent door, bringing previous secrets and techniques of the cul-de-sac to mild, and new lethal threats shatter the phantasm of their quiet little neighborhood. 

Directed by Joe Dante and written by Dana Olsen, The Burbs acquired so-so critiques from critics when it was launched in February 1989, although it opened at No. 1 on the field workplace. It has since change into one thing of a cult favourite, nevertheless.

Celeste Hughley (Palm Royale, Useless to Me) is writing the sequence, which comes from Common Studio Group’s UCP. Hughley will govt produce with Grazer, Kristen Zolner and Natalie Berkus for Think about; MacFarlane, Erica Huggins and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door Productions (which has an general deal at UCP); and Palmer. Olsen is a co-exec producer.

Fuzzy Door additionally produces Ted, the sequence based mostly on MacFarlane’s film a couple of man and his speaking teddy bear.

Hughley is repped by UTA, Kaplan Perrone Leisure and Hansen Jacobson; Palmer, by 3 Arts Leisure, Luna PR, and Hertz Lichtenstein; MacFarlane and Fuzzy Door, by WME and Jackoway Austen; and Olsen, by legal professional Daniel Riviera.