How to Watch Keke Palmer's New Mystery/Comedy The ‘Burbs, Streaming Exclusively on Peacock
Keke Palmer's bringing her new series to Peacock on February 8.
Raise your hand if you need some laughs and a good mystery to get you through this winter.
Fortunately, Peacock is here to make it all better with their new mystery/comedy, The ‘Burbs, starring Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall (The Afterparty). The 'Burbs also features an A-list cast of comedy talent in the ensemble including Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, and Mark Proksch.
A contemporary reimagining of Joe Dante's 1989 cult movie of the same name, this brand-new, eight-episode series has Palmer playing Samira, a new mother, just a year into her marriage with Rob (Jack Whitehall). They've exited their life in the city to get through the early days of parenthood where Rob grew up, the family home in the idyllic neighborhood of Hinkley Hills. However, as is the case with most small towns, there's a lot of weirdness simmering in the cul-de-sac, and it launches former lawyer Samira into investigation mode. (Watch the trailer here.)
So how can you watch Peacock's intriguing new series? Read on to find out!
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When is 'The Burbs series starring Keke Palmer streaming on Peacock?
All eight episodes of the The ‘Burbs drop Sunday, February 8, exclusively on Peacock.
Is 'The Burbs series connected to the 1989 movie 'The Burbs?
The Peacock series is loosely based on the Tom Hanks' cult film of the same. Executive producers Seth MacFarlane (Ted) and showrunner Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me) were both big fans of the Joe Dante-directed and Dana Olsen-written film The 'Burbs (now streaming on Peacock) which released in theaters in 1989. Since then, it's become a cult classic about modern suburban paranoia.
In the series, Hughey taps into that theme with a modern lens, looking at post-COVID neighbor connections, HOA hierarchy, postpartum stress, and secrets kept behind closed doors. Plus, there are plenty of Easter eggs that point back to the original film.
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Who plays who in the cast of 'The Burbs?
- Keke Palmer (Password, Nope) as Samira
- Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat, Bad Education) as Rob
- Julia Duffy (Newhart, Designing Women) as Lynn
- Paula Pell (Girls5eva, Saturday Night Live) as Dana
- Mark Proksch (What We Do in the Shadows, The Office) as Tod
- Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Imposter) as Naveen
Recurring guest stars include:
- Kyrie Mcalpin (Will Trent) as Rory
- Justin Kirk (Weeds, Perry Mason) as Gary
What is 'The Burbs series about?
Set in "the safest city in America," Hinkley Hills welcomes newly married parents (Palmer and Whitehall) into a seemingly suburban paradise. However, just below the perfect patina, Samira learns there's plenty of secrets to uncover everywhere in the their Ashfield Place cul-de-sac.
In particular, the long abandoned home across the street suddenly gets bought by a very odd man who Samira doesn't trust at all. She enlists the help of her established neighbors and her husband to get to the bottom of that house's very unresolved history.
