THE BURBS Is Getting an Adaptation From Seth MacFarlane and Keke Palmer for Peacock
The classic 1989 horror comedy The Burbs is getting a series adaptation at Peacock, and it’s being developed by producer Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, The Orville) and writer Celeste Hughey (Dead to Me, High Fidelity), and Keke Palmer is set to star.
The official logline for the series reads: “Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple returning to the husband’s childhood home.
“Their world is upended when new neighbors move in next door, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.”
The series will be filmed on the Universal Studios backlot, just like the movie. Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment will produce the film along with Dana Olsen, who wrote the original film.
The original movie is an all-time favorite of mine! It’s a movie that I rewatch often because it’s so much fun! I hope that this series will be able to capture the spirit of the film, which starred Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Rick Ducommun, and Corey Feldman.
In the movie, Ray Peterson (Hanks), an ordinary suburbanite who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his mysterious new neighbors, the Klopeks.
Convinced that the Klopeks are hiding something sinister, Ray, along with his eccentric neighbors Art and Mark, sets out to investigate their strange activities. As paranoia grows, their bumbling attempts to uncover evidence lead to increasingly absurd and chaotic situations.
It’s a shame that director Joe Dante isn’t involved with this series project.
Source: Variety