Comcast has announced Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming service which is set to launch April 2020 and will boast more than 15,000 hours of content from their film and TV vaults.
The service will launch with both advertising and subscription supported models with details on pricing and distribution closer to release. The platform will feature more than 3,000 hours of Telemundo’s content, including original dramedy Armas de Muje.
Along with The Office which its taking back from Netflix in 2021, Peacock will also be the exclusive streaming home of Parks and Recreation along with 30 Rock, Bates Motel, Battlestar Gallactica, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cheers, Chrisley Knows Best, Covert Affairs, Downton Abbey, Frasier, Friday Night Lights, House, Top Chef, and Will & Grace.
Also available will be classic films from the Universal Pictures and Focus Features libraries will be available including the Fast and Furious, Bourne and Back to the Future franchises.
Then there’s the new exclusive content which will include a Battlestar Galactica reboot with Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail executive producing, a Saved by the Bell revival with original series cast members Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley reprising their roles, and a Punky Brewster sequel series.
There’s also the TV series adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, an adaptation of the podcast Dr. Death, the Psych 2: Lassie Come Home telemovie, the Ed Helms-led comedy Rutherford Falls, the Jada Pinkett Smith-led Straight Talk, the late-night series The Amber Ruffin Show, the limited series Angelyne, and a third season of AP Bio.
