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Peacock's Ted series acts as a prequel to Seth MacFarlane's hugely popular movies -- meaning that audiences get to see the earlier years of the quirky Bennett family. Max Burkholder plays a young John Bennett, who befriends the titular talking teddy bear, while Giorgia Whigham is a new addition portraying John's cousin Blaire. What could be a prototypical antagonistic relationship between relatives is entertaining, because the actors find a genuine banter between their characters.

Ahead of the show's premiere, Cbr spoke to Max and Giorgia about diving into the world of Ted. How did Max go from the emotional drama of Parenthood to ten years later joining a wildly funny TV family? How did Giorgia approach playing the only main character who didn't have a film counterpart? Here's what they had to say about John, Blaire and the rest of the Bennetts as all seven episodes of Ted Season 1 are streaming on Peacock.

The Ted TV series, a spin-off of the popular Seth MacFarlane franchise, is set to premiere on January 11, 2024 on Peacock. Seth MacFarlane will be returning as both the director and star of the series, along with a talented team of writers. The show will be set in the past, shortly after the events of the prologue in the first Ted film, and will focus on Ted's relationship with a 16-year-old John Bennett and his family.

Hot on the heels of a teaser video earlier in the month, the first trailer for the Ted TV series has arrived, with a better look at what to expect from the new Seth MacFarlane show.

Check out the first official full trailer below:

The show is part of the Seth MacFarlane franchise about a living teddy bear that started with Ted back in 2012 and continued with Ted 2 in 2015. In addition to playing the lead role,...

Seth MacFarlane has shared a teaser for the upcoming Ted TV series, revealing the premiere date as January 11th only on Peacock. The show is part of the Seth MacFarlane franchise about a living teddy bear and will be a prequel set shortly after the events of the prologue. The new series will stick close to the tone of the original movie while exploring new ground and building up a backstory for the characters of John and Ted.

Hot on the heels of his teasing image reveal yesterday, Seth MacFarlane has shared the first short teaser for the Ted TV series announcing the premiere date of the series. Shared via his X account, the first footage of the prequel series is full of the usual quirks that MacFarlane has made his signature. MacFarlane wrote:

"Get psyched to subscribe to yet another streaming service, because the “Ted” event series arrives January...

The upcoming Ted TV series, part of the Seth MacFarlane franchise, has released a new image. The series will be set in the past, shortly after the events of the prologue from the films. The show will stick close to the tone of the first movie, exploring new ground and building up the backstories of John and Ted.

A new image for the upcoming Ted TV series has been released. The show is part of the Seth MacFarlane franchise about a living teddy bear that started with Ted back in 2012 and continued with Ted 2 in 2015. In addition to playing the main role, MacFarlane directed both films and wrote the scripts alongside Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. MacFarlane will be returning as both the director and star of the series, with the show's writing being done by himself alongside Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh, Dana Gould, Jon Pollack, and Julius Sharpe.

Natalie Zea is taking a detour from her TBS comedy to join Showtime’s White Famous.

The Detour star will recur on the upcoming Jamie Foxx co-created/co-starring series as Amy, a high-profile Hollywood agent to whom SNL alum Jay Pharoah’s up-and-coming comedian Floyd is drawn.

Additionally, Kendrick Sampson (How to Get Away With Murder) will recur as Robbie, a handsome British actor auditioning alongside Floyd.

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Did Carlene finally take down Amanda? We'll never know. ABC has cancelled Gcb after one short season of 10 episodes. There won't be a "second coming" or a second season for this show.

Based on the novel Good Christian Bitches, Gcb follows a former high school mean girl (Leslie Bibb), now a single mom and widow, who returns home to Texas and tries to make amends with the women that she used to torment. The show's ensemble cast also includes Lauran Irion, Colton Shires, Annie Potts, Kristin Chenoweth, David James Elliott, Jennifer Aspen, Brad Beyer, Miriam Shor, Mark Deklin, and Marisol Nichols.

This dramedy debuted to a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demograpic with 7.56 million viewers. That wasn't a great showing but it was far better than what ABC had been getting with Pan Am earlier in the season.

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Network: ABC

Episodes: 10 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: March 4, 2012 -- May 6, 2012

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Leslie Bibb, Lauran Irion, Colton Shires, Annie Potts, Kristin Chenoweth, David James Elliott, Jennifer Aspen, Brad Beyer, Miriam Shor, Mark Deklin, and Marisol Nichols.

TV show description:

Based on the book Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin, this TV show seeks to answer the question, "Can you go back home to a place where no one seems to have grown up?"

After her cheating husband dies and leaves her penniless in Los Angeles, former mean girl Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb) moves back to her hometown of Highland Park, Texas. She and her teenage kids -- Laura (Lauran Irion) and Will (Colton Shires) -- have no choice but to move in with Amanda's self-righteous and outspoken mother, Gigi...

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