As people who grew up in suburbia know, sometimes your neighbors can be a little… odd. Now imagine if those quirks hid something much darker. Would you investigate, or would you leave well enough alone? That’s the premise behind Peacock’s new horror comedy series — a show that proved so popular with audiences it was renewed for a second season.
The ‘Burbs, a horror-comedy produced by Imagine Entertainment and Universal Content Productions, is a a TV-series reimagining of the 1989 film that starred Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher. Celeste Hughey, known for her work on the dark-comedy series Dead Like Me, serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer for the first season. Other executive producers include Seth MacFarlane and Dana Olsen, the creative force behind the original film. The series was initially intended as a movie remake, but MacFarlane and producer Brian Grazer soon switched to a TV show, believing there was enough story to sustain it.
The TV series takes the same premise but adds a modern twist by following Nope star Keke Palmer as Samira Fisher. She’s a Black woman who, after leaving the city and moving to a suburban area with her husband (Jack Whitehall) and newborn baby, discovers that her mostly white neighbors are initially unwelcoming. However, their minds are soon changed when Gary (Justin Kirk), a creepy guy, moves into the neighborhood. The residents, bound together by suspicion, investigate — and uncover disturbing truths in the process.
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Liza Katz, the president of scripted content at NBC and Peacock, shared the renewal news on the official Peacock blog on April 14, 2026.
“We’re so thrilled that audiences loved season 1 of The ‘Burbs, and are going to get to spend more time in Hinkley Hills with Keke and the rest of this incredible cast,” Katz said in a written announcement. “A huge congratulations to all of the writers, producers, and crew who updated the beloved original film and made something funny, warm, and highly contemporary.”
Peacock reports, citing Variety, that the horror-comedy series has accumulated 1.7 billion minutes of viewership, which equals approximately 28.3 million hours, since its debut on February 8. Nielsen ranked it among the top 10 streaming original seasons for four straight weeks.
While we don’t know exactly what to expect from The ‘Burbs season 2, creator Hughey has said that Palmer will continue as the protagonist based on Tom Hanks’ character in the original. So there will be plenty for old fans to recognize and new ones to discover.
“I really always wanted Keke to star in the show,” Hughey told Polygon in a recent interview. “To me, she’s the essence of Tom Hanks: charismatic, funny, dramatic, all of the things that we love about him.”
As for Palmer, her character has been changed forever by the events of the first season, and she is no longer quite the fish-out-of-water she was when she first joined the neighborhood. How this will reflect the original movie in season 2 remains to be seen.
When is The ‘Burbs season 2 release date?
As of now, there is no official release date for The ‘Burbs season 2. The straight-to-series order was first announced in September 2024, with production and filming beginning in March 2025 and lasting until August of the same year. The first season debuted on February 8, 2026. Though season 2 details are scarce, based on previous production timelines, a late-2027 debut is possible.
In the meantime, the eight-episode first season is currently available to stream on Peacock.