Peacock has released the first teaser for his new action-comedy series “Twisted Metal”, which will premiere on the streamer on July 27 with all 10 episodes.
“Twisted Metal” is based on the PlayStation car fighting video game series of the same name. In the games, players control deadly demolition derby vehicles and destroy each other in a hellish Twisted Metal tournament. The games include a cast of crazed characters, the most famous of which is a serial killer clown known as Sweet Tooth who drives an ice cream truck. In the trailer, he appears briefly at the end. The first look gives fans a look at the reimagined "Twisted Metal" landscape riddled with Len's "Steal My Sunshine."
The show "Twisted Metal" follows John Doe, "an outsider with a motor mouth" played by Marvel star Anthony Mackie. When John is faced with a life-changing opportunity, he learns that he has a high price to pay: the delivery of a mysterious package. John must drive through the post-apocalyptic wasteland to complete his mission and survive the onslaught of killer cars.
The cast includes Stephanie Beatriz as Quiet, Thomas Haden Church as Agent Stone, Richard Cabral as Loud, and feisty Samoa Joe as Sweet Tooth with Will Arnett providing his voice. Guest stars include Neve Campbell, Mike Mitchell, Tahj Vaughans, Chloe Fineman, and Lou Beatty Jr.
The debut of another TV adaptation turned video game comes as no surprise, as other projects like HBO's "The Last of Us" and Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" have garnered immense popularity.
“Twisted Metal” is based on a story written by showrunner and executive producer Michael Jonathan Smith and produced by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Reese and Wernick are executive producers along with Mackie, Arnett and Marc Forman through Electric Avenue, which secured the rights to the material and helped put the project together. Inspire Entertainment's Jason Spire, Artists First's Peter Principato, PlayStation Productions' Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan and PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst will also serve as executive producers.