In today’s NBC Universal TCA presentation, NBC announced four new series coming to Peacock. The new straight-to-series projects include a limited series on serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a suburban limited series thriller, an espionage techno-thriller series by James Wan and Simu Liu, and a mockumentary starring NBA legend Stephen Curry.
From the producers of Dr. Death and NBC News, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy centers on one of America’s most notorious serial killers and the investigation that brought him down.
From 1972-1978, thirty-three young men were kidnapped, murdered and buried in a crawl space beneath their killer’s house. And no one was the wiser. Not for all those years. Why? He was charming and funny. Had a good, All-American job. Was a community leader. He even volunteered to entertain sick kids… while dressed as a clown.
Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy’s life while weaving in the heartrending stories of his mostly gay victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror. This is a scripted, dramatized series inspired by the 2021 Peacock docuseries produced by NBC News Studios: John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise.
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Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, All Her Fault tells the terrifying story of a mother and her child gone missing in the wealthy suburbs of Chicago.
In Chicago, Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She isn’t the nanny. She doesn’t have Milo. And so begins every parent’s worst nightmare.
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In the untitled James Wan and Simu Liu Project, Simu Liu will star in this story of espionage and suspense.
Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.
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In the new comedy, Mr. Throwback, Adam Pally stars as an down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer looking for redemption by reuniting with his old grade school friend, NBA legend Steph Curry.
A down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.
It’s unknown if Steph Curry is playing himself or a fictional version of himself, but this would mark Steph Curry’s full acting debut.
It will join the line-up of popular Peacock series Apples Never Fall, Hysteria!, The Tattooist Of Auschwitz, Those About To Die, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, We Are Lady Parts S2, Teacup , and The Day Of The Jackal as well as recent Peacock Originals including Ted, Poker Face, Bupkis, Bel-air, Based On A True Story, Twisted Metal, The Traitors S2, Love Island Usa, Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, Dr. Death S2, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Rhony Legacy, and more.
