Seth MacFarlane’s occasionally loveable, always foul-mouthed former child star / teddy bear gets another show on the streamer, with original film stars Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried and Jessica Barth returning as John, Sam and Tami-Lynn.
Peacock’s original prequel series Ted is getting some familiar company… as the streamer just greenlit Ted: The Animated Series, with creator Seth MacFarlane set to reprise the voice of the occasionally loveable, always foul-mouthed former child star / teddy bear. Two feature films, a live-action prequel series, and now an animated series. That’s a wicked good run…
MacFarlane will also executive produce all episodes alongside executive producers Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh (Modern Family), who also executive produced the live-action series Ted.
Original film stars Mark Wahlberg (John), Amanda Seyfried (Sam) and Jessica Barth (Tami-Lynn) return as series regulars, joined by Kyle Mooney as Apollo and Liz Richman as Ruth. Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark, Aimee Carlson (Fuzzy Door), and Claudia Katz (Rough Draft) also executive produce. The series is being produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Fuzzy Door and MRC.
Since launching January 11, 2024, the live-action prequel series Ted broke records as Peacock’s most-watched original title to date and was the #1 Original Streaming Comedy in the U.S. for more than two consecutive months (per Nielsen). The series was also a global hit becoming the biggest U.S. comedy launch on Sky in the UK in over 20 years. It was recently renewed for a second season.
Source: Peacock
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
