Peacock Releases Teaser & Premiere Date for Upcoming Series ‘Twisted Metal’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Key Art for ‘Twisted Metal’ Courtesy of Peacock.

Ask anyone that grew up in the 1990s, what they think about the Twisted Metal franchise, and you’ll get back some joyous answers. Simply because this saga was deeply beloved back in the day, since it really did bring an original gaming idea to the table, and also provided the gaming world with some unique and dynamic characters, such as the iconic Sweet Tooth, and well… those elements have indeed allowed for this franchise to withstand the test of time. To the point where many gamers happen to have a copy of this game to go with a classic Playstation, and so many of those same gamers… wonder what might have been had the big-screen adaptation of the movie that was being explored, had come to fruition. For then everyone could have enjoyed the majesty of a big budget adventure through this twisted and explosive world and well… at long last, that particular dream is about to become a reality.
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For earlier today, Peacock released a teaser and the release date for their live-action adaptation of Twisted Metal, and well… this upcoming series (arriving July 27) is clearly going to be everything fans hoped for and more. Since the show features Anthony Mackie as the star, and it is also going to feature… well, you know what… just typing out the part in that teaser that anyone reading this article is hoping to see… would do it a disservice. So instead, (courtesy of Peacock) here are all the details on this upcoming series, a note from Michael Jonathan Smith, the series showrunner… and that trailer… to properly prepare you for what will be the version of Twisted Metal that fans have been patiently waiting for, ever since they got behind the wheel of that unwholesome ice cream truck.

A NOTE FROM MICHAEL JONATHAN SMITH - SHOWRUNNER, EP & WRITER   
The year was 2001. Weezer had welcomed fans to an Island in the Sun. Shrek was an all-star at the box office. Pizza Hut had delivered a salami pizza to the International Space Station. And I was a sixteen year old nerd who had just purchased Twisted Metal: Black. The second I inserted that disc into my PlayStation 2, I was transported to a chaotic demolition derby that left me cackling with glee at the chaos of it all. That inescapable feeling of joy is what I wanted to bring to life in our show. 
  
Yes, TWISTED METAL has the cars, it has the weapons, and it has the battles. But what it also has are people. I know you will fall in love with these characters and what drives them, no pun intended (okay, maybe a little intended). You will cheer for our charismatic hero John Doe, played by Anthony Mackie, as he drives across the Divided States of America in search of a place to belong. You’ll laugh as an enigmatic woman named Quiet, played by Stephanie Beatriz, throws John’s world for a loop after a chance encounter, forcing the two together and changing both their lives for the better. You will root for our heroes to take down psychotic highway patrolman Agent Stone, played by Thomas Haden Church, who sees the world in black and blue. And you’ll discover a surprising soulfulness to our deranged, murderous clown Sweet Tooth, voiced by Will Arnett and performed by Joe Seanoa aka wrestler Samoa Joe. 
  
This is a bonkers show about insiders and outsiders, and how our own special apocalypse has divided and isolated us more than ever. But there’s hope. You can find your people and your community. You may just have to get past a terrifying clown driving a well-armed ice cream truck to find them. 
  
Buckle up. 
  
Thanks, 
Michael Jonathan Smith ​
 
SERIES DESCRIPTION:
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. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.  

ABOUT THE SERIES  
Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer: Michael Jonathan Smith (Cobra Kai) 
Executive Producers: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland), Will Arnett and Marc Forman (Electric Avenue), Jason Spire (Inspire Entertainment), Peter Principato (Artists First), Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions and Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios 
Executive Producer / Star: Anthony Mackie (Make It With Gravy Productions) 
Director: Kitao Sakurai (multiple episodes) 
Produced by: Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group 
Series Leads: Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Haden Church, with Will Arnett and Joe Seanoa
Series Guest Stars: Neve Campbell, Richard Cabral, Mike Mitchell, Tahj Vaughans, Lou Beatty Jr. 
Format: 10 x 30 min episodes; live-action comedy 

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