‘Ted’ prequel series from Seth MacFarlane and Peacock drops official trailer in advance of January 11 premiere

Peacock this morning dropped the official trailer for its new live-action “Ted” prequel event series from creator/executive producer/writer/director/co-showrunner/star Seth MacFarlane that will roll out all seven of its episodes (including a supersized premiere) January 11, 2024, extending the film franchise that produced movies in 2012 and 2015. It promises to take fans “on a hilarious R-rated journey back to the ’90s” along with more of the concept’s signature raunchy humor, eye-popping special effects and a fresh cast of characters played by Max Burkholder (“Parenthood”), Alanna Ubach (“Euphoria”), Scott Grimes (“The Orville”) and Giorgia Whigham (“13 Reasons Why”). They join the iconic teddy bear, Ted, voiced as in the movies by MacFarlane. Watch the trailer above.

In the new story, it’s 1993, and Ted the bear’s (MacFarlane) moment of fame has passed. He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Burkholder), along with John parents Matty (Grimes) and Susan (Ubach) and cousin Blaire (Whigham). Ted may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he’s a loyal pal who’s always willing to go out on a limb for friendship.

SEE ‘Ted’ prequel series from Seth MacFarlane and Peacock to debut January 11, drops teaser trailer [WATCH]

MacFarlane shares showrunning duties with fellow executive producers and writers Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh. Also serving as exec producers are Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark and Aimee Carlson of Fuzzy Door Productions.

The original “Ted” starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis along with MacFarlane was a surprise worldwide hit, generating $218 million domestically and $549 million worldwide. The “Ted 2” sequel (featuring Wahlberg, MacFarlane and Amanda Seyfried) performed more modestly, taking in $81 million in the U.S. and $215 million internationally.

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