- NBCUniversal recently announced an upcoming streaming service called Peacock, which will feature a couple of reboots (potentially even in The Office)
NBCUniversal recently announced a new upcoming streaming service called Peacock. The Peacock streaming service will arrive in April 2020 and it will be competing against services like Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, Hulu, and Netflix.
“The name Peacock pays homage to the quality content that audiences have come to expect from NBCUniversal – whether it’s culture-defining dramas from innovative creators like Sam Esmail, laugh-out-loud comedies from legends like Lorne Michaels and Mike Schur, blockbusters from Universal Pictures, or buzzy unscripted programming from the people who do it best at Bravo and E!,” said Bonnie Hammer, the Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises. “Peacock will be the go-to place for both the timely and timeless – from can’t-miss Olympic moments and the 2020 election, to classic fan favorites like ‘The Office’.”
Peacock will feature 15,000 hours of content and it will take center stage at the end of July during the 2020 Summer Olympics. Peacock will be both advertising and subscription-supported. The details on the pricing and distribution will be revealed as it gets closer to launch.
Along with The Office, Peacock will have the exclusive streaming rights to NBC sitcoms like “Parks and Recreation,” “30 Rock,” “Bates Motel,” “Battlestar Gallactica,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Cheers,” “Chrisley Knows Best,” “Covert Affairs,” “Downton Abbey,” “Everyone Loves Raymond,” “Frasier,” “Friday Night Lights,” “House,” “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” “King Of Queens,” “Married…With Children,” “Monk,” “Parenthood,” “Psych,” “Royal Pains,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Superstore,” “The Real Housewives,” “Top Chef,” and “Will & Grace.”
The platform will have original dramas including “Dr. Death,” a reboot of “Battlestar Galactica,” “Brave New World,” “Angelyne,” and “One of Us.” Plus it will feature original comedies like “Rutherford Falls,” “Straight Talk,” reboots of “Saved By the Bell” and “Punky Brewster” along with an all-new season of “A.P. Bio.”
“It is my hope and goal that we do an Office reboot,” added Hammer in an interview with Deadline.
“We will be looking at all of them down the road and see what makes the most sense,” added Hammer about reboot plans. “When we see what the usage is on the service, if something is popping, and it’s ours, you better believe that we are going to be looking at it as a new original.”
