NBCUniversal today announced the title, launch date, and programming lineup for its new streaming service, which will be calledPeacock. Launching in April 2020 with over 15,000 hours of content, the service will feature TV originals and classics alongside films from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and more.
The service will be both advertising and subscription supported, but a price point has yet to be revealed.
New shows that were revealed today include aBattlestar Galacticareboot fromMr. RobotcreatorSam Esmail, aSaved by the Bellrevival starringElizabeth BerkleyandMario Lopez, aPunky Brewsterreboot starringSoleil Moore Fryeas a grown-up version of her former character, a new comedy fromParks and RecandThe Good PlacecreatorMike SchurcalledRutherford FallsstarringEd Helms, the new season ofA.P. Bio, and a secondPsychspinoff movie. There’s also a drama series calledDr. Death, based on the podcast of the same name and starringJamie Dornan,Alec Baldwin, andChristian Slater.
Additionally, Peacock will play host to a brand new weekly late night show fromLate Night with Seth MeyersstandoutAmber Ruffin, executive produced bySeth Meyers, as well as a newSNLdocuseries calledWho Wrote Thatand a new talk show fromJimmy Fallon.
In terms of library titles, Peacock will be the exclusive streaming home of bothThe OfficeandParks and Recreation, meaning the latter title will also be departing Netflix soon.The Officeleaves Netflix at the end of the year. Other existing TV shows that will call Peacock home (but perhaps not exclusively) include:
Bates Motel
Battlestar Galactica
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Chrisley Knows Best
Covert Affairs
Downton Abbey
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friday Night Lights
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
King of Queens
Married…with Children
Parenthood
Royal Pains
Saturday Night Live
Superstore
The Real Housewives
Will & Grace
The inclusion ofSaturday Night Liveis notable here, and I’ll be curious to see if they host a curated selection of older episodes, or are simply streaming the most recent season.
On the film side of things, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation are developing premium original films and animated series for Peacock, but the following library titles will be available on launch day:
Bridesmaids
Knocked Up
Meet the Parents
Meet the Fockers
American Pie
A Beautiful Mind
Back to the Future
Brokeback Mountain
Dallas Buyers Club
Do the Right Thing
Erin Brockovich
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Field of Dreams
Mamma Mia!
The Breakfast Club
TheBournefranchise
TheDespicable Mefranchise
TheFast & Furiousfranchise
Peacock will also feature more than 3,000 hours of Telemundo content, includingArmas de Mujer. Stay tuned for more information as it’s released, and for a look at the competition,click here to see everything coming to Disney+.
