MacGruber is heading back to work!
NBCUniversal’s streaming platform Peacock has given a series order to a comedy based on Will Forte’s classic Saturday Night Live character and the 2010 film of the same name. The streamer has ordered eight episodes to air on the network in the future.
Along with starring in the series, Forte will also write and executive produce the series, which reunites the creative team behind the feature film, including director Jorma Taccone and co-writer John Solomon. The show will pick up from the events of the movie,
“with America’s ultimate hero and uber patriot MacGruber (Forte) being released from prison after rotting behind bars for more than 10 years. His mission: to take down a mysterious villain from his past, Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth. With the entire world in the crosshairs, MacGruber must race against time to defeat the forces of evil — only to find that evil may be lurking within.”
The show joins a lineup of original comedies at Peacock that also includes A.P. Bio, Girls5Eva, Hitmen, Intelligence, Rutherford Falls, and sequels to Punky Brewster and Saved by the Bell.
