
In September, the service will also be home to new episodes of the canceled NBC comedy AP Bio, and later this year will begin rolling out big swings acquired from international partners, including Departure (a thriller starring Archie Panjabi) and the dramedy Five Bedrooms (starring, and we kid you not, an Australian actor named Stephen Peacocke). There will also be Peacock originals, many of which will be updates or adaptations of familiar titles such as Brave New World (available at launch), Saved by the Bell, and Punky Brewster. On the movie front, look for multiple installments of the Bourne, Jurassic Park, and Matrix franchises, critical faves like Do the Right Thing and Gosford Park, and random crimes against cinema such as Howard the Duck. Open tennis and reruns of current-season NBC shows. There will also be plenty of episodes from the Law & Order and Chicago franchises unscripted content from NBCU-owned networks E!, Oxygen, and Bravo Spanish-language programming from Telemundo live sporting events, including Premier League soccer and U.S. Boomers, for example, will be able to flashback with The Munsters, The Rockford Files, and Leave It to Beaver Gen-Xers can relive ’80s and ’90s hits such as Everybody Loves Raymond (and misses such as SeaQuest DSV) and older millennials will find Everybody Hates Chris, George Lopez, and The King of Queens. The Peacock TV library is going for a “something for everyone” approach. In case you’re wondering exactly what’s on Peacock and how you can get it, we’ve got you covered with our guide to the newest kid on the streaming block.Īt launch, Peacock will be heavily focused on older shows or programs airing on NBC and NBC cable networks such as Bravo and Syfy.

But because it’s not requiring folks to pay anything, it merits checking out, even if you’re already overwhelmed with options. Peacock is jumping into the streaming wars a bit late, launching after new services from Apple, Disney, and WarnerMedia.

Another day, another new streaming platform: The newest entrant into the race for your attention is Peacock, the NBCUniversal-owned platform whose biggest selling point is that it’s free (well, sort of).
