Video game adaptations are more popular than ever and Twisted Metal is the latest title to receive the television series treatment. The post-apocalyptic action comedy will stream on Peacock as part of a stacked lineup of content that has arrived on the streamer in July. All 10 episodes are set to premiere on Thursday, July 27.
Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Haden Church, Will Arnett, and Samoa Joe will star in the series based on the vehicular combat video game franchise and you can check out the full synopsis, below.
Twisted Metal Synopsis
Here is how Peacock describes this new show:
TWISTED METAL, a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
You will cheer for our charismatic hero John Doe, played by Anthony Mackie, as he drives across the Divided States of America in search of a place to belong. You’ll laugh as an enigmatic woman named Quiet, played by Stephanie Beatriz, throws John’s world for a loop after a chance encounter, forcing the two together and changing both their lives for the better. You will root for our heroes to take down psychotic highway patrolman Agent Stone, played by Thomas Haden Church, who sees the world in black and blue. And you’ll discover a surprising soulfulness to our deranged, murderous clown Sweet Tooth, voiced by Will Arnett and performed by Joe Seanoa aka wrestler Samoa Joe.
How to Watch Twisted Metal on Peacock
Peacock is the exclusive home of Twisted Metal and you can stream the show on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or any other compatible device that supports the service. Subscribers have two plans to choose from: Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus.
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