Filming for Peacock’s ted TV series starts soon.
Seth MacFarlane, who voices the snotty but lovable titular teddy bear on the TV series, revealed on the PGA produced by conference last Sunday that writing for the show is “quite well advanced” and that production will begin shortly.
MacFarlane, who will also direct, write, co-showrun and executive produce all episodes of the series, was also candid about one of the biggest challenges in producing the series.
“For me, the challenge was really how does this character exist in a world without Mark Wahlberg?” MacFarlane revealed, referencing his co-star in the 2012 film ted and its 2015 sequel teddy 2. “It really was a two-handed sword. The film was a real feat of visual effects work for the artists who made it. But even if you look at the raw footage before the bear was placed in it, a lot of it was Mark.”
Wahlberg is not returning for the TV series as it is a prequel to the films. The TV series will introduce a younger version of Wahlberg’s John Bennett and feature a Ted less jaded by his fame.
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Summary of the TV series Ted
The film is set in 1993, when Ted’s moment of fame is over ted The TV series follows the adventures of the eponymous teddy bear with his 16-year-old best friend, John Bennett, who lives with his parents and cousin in a working-class Boston home. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes down to it, Ted is willing to go the extra mile to help his friend and family.
Cast of the TV series Ted
In addition to MacFarlane, who is providing the voice of Ted, the TV series will also feature Max Burkholder (parenting) as John, a good guy and likeable teenager who is still in his tricky phase.
Also appearing as series regulars are Scott Grimes (The Orville), Alanna Ubach (euphoria) and Giorgia Whigham (13 reasons why).
Grimes will play John’s father, Matty Bennett, a blustering Boston worker who believes he is the clear boss of the family. Ubach, meanwhile, will portray John’s mother, Susan Bennett. Kind, unselfish, and almost pathologically sweet when it comes to caring for her family, Susan sees the world through naïve, rose-tinted glasses.
Eventually, Whigham will star as Blaire Bennett, John’s smart and politically correct cousin who lives with them. Currently a college student, Blaire isn’t afraid to be outspoken, and has frequent conflicts with her more traditionalist family.
Release date of the TV series Ted
That ted The TV series has no release date yet. And while production for the show will begin soon, MacFarlane pointed out that the series could premiere on Peacock a few months after filming finishes, as the CGI rendering of the titular teddy bear can take a long time.
“You can go as fast as you want in production and you’re still at the mercy of six, eight months no matter how long it takes to get the CGI done,” MacFarlane explained PGA produced by conference before citing what happened to his other show The Orville. “You know, in a lot of ways, that’s what we’ve just been through The Orville, [it] was just a massive post-production undertaking. The show just aired and I feel like we wrapped filming a long time ago.”
Ted film series
As already mentioned, the ted TV series is a prequel to ted movies. The first film grossed $549.3 million worldwide on a budget of $50 million, making it Universal’s highest-grossing blockbuster film of 2012.
teddy 2 came out three years later. But unlike the original, the follow-up film didn’t do well at the box office. With a budget of $68 million, the sequel grossed just $215.8 million worldwide. Surprisingly, despite the waning interest in the franchise, Peacock decided to bring it with him ted to TV.
Source: The Wrap