Peacock has already had a strong 2023 when it comes to original content, with “Poker Face” and “Mrs. Davis” winning over critics.
So what’s the streamer’s next big hit? Maybe it’s “Twisted Metal“? The live-action adaptation of the PlayStation game series arrives this summer, ready to transport viewers back to the mid-90s/early 2000s.
READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2023 For those who didn’t play PlayStation two decades ago, “Twisted Metal” is a vehicular combat game that features a post-apocalyptic setting, lunatic drivers, and a killer clown driving an ice cream truck.
Here’s an official synopsis for the series, courtesy of Peacock: TWISTED METAL, a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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