Peacock's "Ted" Series Trailer Released

The official trailer for Peacock's “Ted” series that serves as a prequel to the film franchise has been released.

The seven-episode series will debut on Peacock on January 11. The first episode “Just Say Yes” is described as “supersized,” while the remaining six are 30 minutes each.

It sees Seth MacFarlane continuing to voice Ted and introduce a fresh cast of characters including Max Burkholder (Parenthood), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Scott Grimes (The Orville), and Giorgia Whigham (13 Reasons Why).

Set in 1993, the series begins as “Ted the bear’s (MacFarlane) moment of fame has passed,” per the official description.

“He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder), along with John’s parents, Matty and Susan (Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach) and cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). Ted may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he’s a loyal pal who’s always willing to go out on a limb for friendship.”

MacFarlane serves as writer, executive producer, co-showrunner, and director on the series in addition to starring.

Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh also serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.  Other EPs on the series are Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark, Aimee Carlson (Fuzzy Door Productions). It’s from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Fuzzy Door and MRC.