Fans ofSeth McFarlane’s raunchy teddy bear Ted have not seen him sinceTed 2nearly 7 years ago. Ever since it was announced aTedprequel series, also simply titledTed, was going to be hitting Peacock, there have been a slew of plot details and casting announcements about the newest appearance of the toy bear.Alanna Ubachis the newest addition to the comedy series' cast. Ubach is best known as Cassie and Lexi’s boozy, fun-loving mom onEuphoriaand for her appearances inBombshell,Legally Blonde, andWaiting….
Ubach will be playing Susan Bennett, the mother of John Bennett (played byMark Wahlbergin the original films). The series takes place in 1993, while John is 16-years-old and living in a working class home in Boston. Susan is described as friendly, generous, and enduringly sweet. She’s the kind of person who remains blisteringly optimistic, even when she shouldn’t.
Previously announced to be playing young John Bennett isMax Burkholder(Parenthood), who is still in his awkward phase and is Ted’s best friend, even if Ted isn’t the best influence.Giorgia Whigham(13 Reasons Why)is Blaire Bennett, John’s older cousin and politically correct college student who tends to clash with the more conservative Bennett household.Scott Grimes(The Orville) is Matty Bennett, John’s father and a blue-collar Bostonian who doesn’t like his authority in the house being challenged. Seth McFarlane is reprising his role as the beloved, pot-smoking Ted, whose moment of fame as the magical talking teddy bear has passed.
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McFarlane is writing, directing, co-showrunning, and executive producing all episodes of the show. Joining him as co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers arePaul CorriganandBrad Walsh(Modern Family). McFarlane is developingTedthrough his production company Fuzzy Door, which is releasing a disaster science series on Peacock later this year titledThe End is Nye, featuring none other thanBill Nye.
The originalTedfilm, which also starredMila KunisandGiovanni Ribisi, remains the highest grossing original R-rated comedy of all time, meaning it was not a sequel or based on any pre-existing intellectual property.Ted 2, which starredAmanda SeyfriedandMorgan Freeman, didn’t pull in quite as impressive box office numbers, but still grossed $216.7 million worldwide.
Tedhas been ordered for ten episodes. The series will be exclusively streaming on Peacock. There is currently no release date set for the series.
