Laid: Peacock's hilarious new series looks insanely funny

I’m all about solid dramas and thrillers but sometimes you really need to laugh out loud. So lean on popular actress Stephanie Hsu to deliver ample giggles with Peacock’s ‘Laid’ series locked in to premiere next month.

Hilarious concept. Stellar acting. Some solid promo. I’m here for it all. Completely tap into what’s brewing for December 19.

A woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward – “Laid” is a f*cked up rom-com where the answer to “why can’t I find love, is there something wrong with me?” is a resounding “Yes. There is. The problem is definitely you.”

Bel-Air: The season three trailer is loaded with emotions, twists and all types of turns

Holy. Smokes. I’ll keep it 100 - I’ve yet to crack into watching ‘Bel-Air’ and not because I have little interest but just because of all the streaming options there are in 2024. But my goodness watching this teaser for season three? Holy smokes.

If I ever needed motivation to binge watch a couple of fire seasons, this trailer has me pumped. I’m all in on this. Tap in.

Peacock: The new 'ted' trailer is all types of hilarious must-see streaming goals

It’s getting tougher and tougher to justify having so many premium streaming services but taking a look at what’s brewing for Peacock Originals’ ‘ted’ series? Holy. Smokes.

I’m always cautious about putting comedies in the line-up for date nights, but this might be worth unloading cringe laughs alongside bae. Tap in.

Five Night's At Freddy's: The new must-see horror flick is (fill in the blank)

Clever headline or do you get it? Maybe both? Turns out we’re just day away from Five Nights At Freddy’s hitting theaters - and Peacock streaming goals - and with Halloween to follow, is there any better way to geek out over scary flicks than getting pumped about this?

Of course not. So in just 30 seconds, check out what the team behind the upcoming new flick thinks of the newest scary movie to hit the big screen Friday, October 27.

Can you survive five nights?

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen. 

The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.

The film stars Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have a Ghost, 9-1-1), with Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) and Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream). 

Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi and Seth Cuddeback.

The film’s iconic animatronic characters will be created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

Five Nights at Freddy’s is produced by Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon. The film’s executive producers are Bea Sequeira, Russell Binder, Marc Mostman and Christopher H. Warner. Universal Pictures presents a Blumhouse production, in association with Striker Entertainment.

Peacock: The new 'Twisted Metal' trailer has me instantly hooked

Blame it on my love for PlayStation titles or just how much solid content continues to come from Peacock these days - but my goodness, if the new ‘Twisted Metal’ explicit trailer doesn’t look insanely awesome. Spoiler? This might not be your Date Night-approved must-see because with the action, cursing and insanely twisted humor, it might just be the type of show you watch with gang-gang or even enjoy with yourself.

Solid cast. Solid visuals. Solid nostalgia. Peep the details and lock in July 27 for this must-see Peacock Original premiering.

The year was 2001. Weezer had welcomed fans to an Island in the Sun. Shrek was an all-star at the box office. Pizza Hut had delivered a salami pizza to the International Space Station. And I was a sixteen year old nerd who had just purchased Twisted Metal: Black. The second I inserted that disc into my PlayStation 2, I was transported to a chaotic demolition derby that left me cackling with glee at the chaos of it all. That inescapable feeling of joy is what I wanted to bring to life in our show. 

Yes, TWISTED METAL has the cars, it has the weapons, and it has the battles. But what it also has are people. I know you will fall in love with these characters and what drives them, no pun intended (okay, maybe a little intended). You will cheer for our charismatic hero John Doe, played by Anthony Mackie, as he drives across the Divided States of America in search of a place to belong. You’ll laugh as an enigmatic woman named Quiet, played by Stephanie Beatriz, throws John’s world for a loop after a chance encounter, forcing the two together and changing both their lives for the better. 

You will root for our heroes to take down psychotic highway patrolman Agent Stone, played by Thomas Haden Church, who sees the world in black and blue. And you’ll discover a surprising soulfulness to our deranged, murderous clown Sweet Tooth, voiced by Will Arnett and performed by Joe Seanoa aka wrestler Samoa Joe. 

This is a bonkers show about insiders and outsiders, and how our own special apocalypse has divided and isolated us more than ever. But there’s hope. You can find your people and your community. You may just have to get past a terrifying clown driving a well-armed ice cream truck to find them. 

Buckle up. 

Thanks, 

Michael Jonathan Smith