In an ever-expanding universe of streaming companies, Peacock could not have appeared like a necessity when it first got here on the scene.
However between authentic streaming content material and an enormous library of broadcast classics, it’s turn into a tv treasure trove.
This April, these ten reveals on Peacock provide just a little little bit of comedy, a small dose of drama and a number of leisure.
‘30 Rock’ (2006–2013)
Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin are pure magic in a present that has so many jokes per minute it’s virtually unimaginable to catch all of them. Impressed by Fey’s time as a author on Saturday Night time Dwell, 30 Rock follows Liz Lemon (Fey), the harried head author of a comedy selection present referred to as TGS, and her business-obsessed boss and mentor, Jack Donaghy (Baldwin). The present brilliantly satirizes company tradition, the leisure trade, and the place the 2 intersect. (Jack’s job title within the pilot episode is “Vice President of East Coast Tv and Microwave Oven Programming,” for instance.)
Liz makes an attempt to steadiness her profession and her love life, in addition to the utterly absurd antics of the celebs of TGS. Narcissistic and clueless Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) and unstable man-child Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) always make Liz’s life troublesome, however with assist from Jack and ebullient NBC web page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer), Liz manages to maintain the present working.
‘Poker Face’ (2023–Current)
This comedy homicide thriller sequence follows the Columbo format of “inverted” homicide mysteries. Every episode begins with a homicide, and the viewers will get to comply with alongside as tough-talking protagonist Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) makes an attempt to place the clues collectively. Charlie doesn’t significantly wish to be a detective — in reality, she’s on the run from the mob enforcer (Benjamin Bratt) who’s making an attempt to kill her as a result of she witnessed against the law — but it surely’s exhausting to keep away from unraveling mysteries whenever you’re a human lie detector.
Charlie has an uncanny and foolproof capability to sense when somebody is mendacity, in addition to a robust sense of morality. As she drives throughout the nation, it appears she all the time manages to discover a physique, in addition to a sequence of lies about the way it bought there. Rian Johnson, creator of Knives Out, created this “whodunnit” sequence, which is returning for a second season in Could 2025.
‘Group’ (2009–2014)
Joel McHale stars as Jeff Winger, a slick and narcissistic lawyer who lied about ending his bachelor’s diploma. When Jeff’s regulation agency finds out about his deception, he’s disbarred and compelled to complete undergrad at Greendale Group Faculty. Group begins out as a reasonably easy story of a gaggle of strangers who type a examine group at Greendale, but it surely shortly grew to become recognized for the best way it parodies different tv and movie genres. For instance, “Up to date American Poultry” is a Goodfellas-style episode about hen fingers, whereas “Pillows and Blankets” is a documentary a few pillow fort conflict between finest mates Abed (Danny Pudi) and Troy (Donald Glover).
The opposite (equally hilarious) members of the examine group are the naïve overachiever Annie (Alison Brie), self-righteous activist Britta (Gillian Jacobs), clueless businessman Pierce (Chevy Chase) and spiritual mother Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown). Ken Jeong performs the group’s deranged Spanish trainer, and Jim Rash is the eccentric Dean of the school. When you watch this present, you’ll be “streets forward.”
‘SNL50: Past Saturday Night time’ (2025)
Few reveals have had as a lot impression on American popular culture as Saturday Night time Dwell. Whereas all 50 seasons of SNL can be found to observe on Peacock, we advocate you take a look at this four-part docuseries in regards to the historical past of the groundbreaking selection present.
That includes stars like Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, and Kenan Thompson, it breaks down the audition course of, the author’s room, and the notorious “bizarre 12 months” when Lorne Michaels left the present. (Spoiler alert: it didn’t go nicely with out him.)
‘Mrs. Davis’ (2023)
Do you ever really feel like AI is in all places? In Mrs. Davis, an extremely highly effective synthetic intelligence has not a lot taken over the world as saved it. Mrs. Davis, as Individuals name the AI, has ended conflict, famine, and most ailments. However Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a younger nun with a sophisticated previous, is set to destroy this system. When her ex-lover Wiley (Jake McDorman) seems and tells her he’s a part of a resistance preventing Mrs. Davis, she is drawn into an internet of historical conspiracies and mysteries.
Written by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof (Misplaced, The Leftovers), Mrs. Davis someway toes the road between wacky and profound. It’s a present in regards to the difficult relationship between know-how and faith. There are additionally whales, magicians and rodeos, so anticipate the sudden.
‘The Resort’ (2022)
In case you’re lacking the mysteries and unique places of The White Lotus, The Resort is perhaps a great substitute. The restricted sequence takes place at a lodge within the Riviera Maya, the place married couple Emma (Cristin Milioti, How I Met Your Mom) and Noah (William Jackson Harper, The Good Place) are on a trip to attempt to convey the spark again to their floundering relationship. As soon as on the resort, they get drawn into an unsolved thriller — it seems {that a} completely different couple (Skyler Gisondo and Nina Bloomgarden) disappeared on the resort 15 years earlier than their go to.
As flashbacks reveal the story of the lacking couple, Emma and Noah develop nearer by working collectively to unravel the thriller. Followers reward the performances, the sudden twists, and the chemistry of the forged.
‘Home’ (2004–2012)
If medical mysteries are your jam, Home is the present for you. Dr. Gregory Home (Hugh Laurie) is a curmudgeonly physician with a superb capability to diagnose sufferers along with his powers of commentary. Impressed by Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Home is a captivating character, and each episode of the medical procedural entails him diagnosing a weird ailment. On the identical time, he struggles to handle continual ache from his injured leg. Alongside his solely buddy, Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), Home saves lives in his abrasive and brash method.
Home followers love the present for its humor, its Holmesian mysteries and Laurie’s efficiency. Dr. Home lives by the philosophy that “everyone lies,” and his cynicism challenges viewers to have a look at the world in a brand new means whereas elevating attention-grabbing questions on medical ethics.
‘Charmed’ (1998–2006)
This 8-season drama follows the three Halliwell sisters, Prue (Shannen Doherty), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Piper (Holly Marie Combs), who uncover that they’re probably the most highly effective witches on the earth. Their connection, referred to as “The Energy of Three” within the present, permits them to make use of magic to struggle the forces of evil and shield the harmless.
Exploring the character of excellent and evil and the bonds of sisterhood, Charmed is a enjoyable and melodramatic fantasy sequence that followers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will adore, although the sisters face the trials of younger maturity as a substitute of being youngsters. There’s romance, motion and naturally, loads of magic on this cult basic present.
‘The Traitors’ (2023–Current)
Did you ever play “Mafia” or “Homicide” as a child? The Traitors takes the premise of these video games and pumps up the stakes. Whereas nobody truly dies, host Alan Cumming leads a gaggle of contestants — a lot of whom are well-known from different actuality TV reveals — by way of challenges in a mysterious citadel. A number of members of the group are “Traitors,” tasked with killing off the competitors with a view to win a money prize. If the “Faithfuls” accurately determine all of the traitors, they win the pot as a substitute. There’s backstabbing, trash-talking and colourful personalities that conflict as everybody tries to show their standing as a devoted.
Previous contestants have included Survivor’s “Boston Rob,” Actual Housewives character Brandi Glanville and Bachelorette Gabby Windey. Watching personalities from completely different franchises work together is a blast, and watching individuals you’ll be able to’t stand get eradicated is even higher.
‘Deal or No Deal Island’ (2024–Current)
It’s extra than simply fashions with briefcases. On this adventurous, tropical spin on the 2005 recreation present Deal or No Deal, contestants don’t simply select a case full of cash — they need to struggle for it.
Hunky host Joe Manganiello (True Blood) leads the opponents by way of bodily challenges, scavenger hunts and strategic video games as they attempt to earn their likelihood to face the banker and stroll away with the money. Followers love DONDI as a result of it’s a recreation present, home actuality present, survival present and competitors present multi function, plus the truth that taking dangers along with your methods can result in big rewards. However after all, big losses are all the time attainable too — prizes have ranged from the thousands and thousands to the one digits. Something can occur on the mysterious “Banker’s Island.”