Peacock Picks Up Animated Spinoff of 'Ted' Film Franchise

Peacock has today given a series order to the original animated comedy series Ted: The Animated Series - a spinoff of the Ted film franchise. This marks the second Ted series at the streamer as the outlet also has the prequel series returning for a second season.

Returning stars from the original film franchise include Seth MacFarlane as Ted; Mark Wahlberg as John; Amanda Seyfried as Sam; and Jessica Barth as Tami-Lynn.

Additional series regulars include Kyle Mooney as Apollo and Liz Richman as Ruth.

MacFarlane created the animated spinoff, with Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh set as showrunners. All three will executive produce with Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark, Aimee Carlson and Claudia Katz. Universal Content Productions, Fuzzy Door, MRC and Rough Draft Pictures will produce.