Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a Pitch Perfect spinoff show.
The series will pick up with Adam Devine's character, Bumper Allen, several years after the events of the Pitch Perfect movies and follow him as he moves to Germany to revive his music career after one of his songs becomes a hit in Berlin. Devine will also serve as an executive producer on the show, as will Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman, Paul Brooks and Scott Neimeyer, and Megan Amram.
“Our upcoming ‘Pitch Perfect’ series is another example of the unmatched synergy NBCUniversal is able to expand upon with our wide-ranging library of IP,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “When we saw the opportunity to create a series for ‘Pitch Perfect’ with Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and Paul Brooks plus more earworm classics for super fans to enjoy, we jumped at it. And to top it off, we are so fortunate that Adam Devine is headlining the series and bringing fans the quirky, laugh-out-loud sensibility they loved in the film franchise.”
“We’re so happy to have the opportunity to bring the beloved Universal Pictures franchise ‘Pitch Perfect’ to the small screen and to explore the hilarious and distinct characters in this (musical-filled) world,” said Erin Underhill, the President of Universal Television. “We’re lucky to partner with the talented Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and Paul Brooks, who produced the iconic films; the exceptionally funny and memorable Adam Devine; and Megan Amram, whose clever adaptation of ‘Pitch Perfect’ is sure to have audiences laughing out loud and tapping their feet.”
Adapted from Mickey Rapkin's non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory, Pitch Perfect stars Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell, a freshman at Bardem University who gets roped into joining the school's all-girl a cappella group, The Bardem Bellas. The 2012 musical comedy was a surprise critical and commercial that gave rise to a pair of film sequels released in 2015 and 2017. Banks, who plays the collegiate a cappella commentator Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the movies, made her feature-length directing debut on Pitch Perfect 2, in addition to producing all three films.
NBCUniversal has yet to announce a premiere date for the Pitch Perfect spinoff series.
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