[FIRST LOOK] Anthony Mackie Starring In Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal’ Series

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In Peacock TV’s teaser for the forthcoming Twisted Metal, Anthony Mackie (starring as John Doe) commands, “Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.”

The live-action comedy series, which consists of 10 episodes, will make its Peacock debut on July 27.

You may hear Len’s song “Steal My Sunshine” on the Road Mix CD that John Doe is holding in the teaser, as well as see and hear the horrifying clown Sweet Tooth (played by wrestler Samoa Joe and voiced by Will Arnett).

According to Peacock, Twisted Metal ensues “a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

“With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.”

anthony mackie twisted metal — *Anthony Mackie has been casted as John Doe (seen above) in Peacock’s latest Twisted Metal series*

Twisted Metal Starring Anthony Mackie Is On The Way

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick’s original idea served as the basis for the series, which was penned by Michael Jonathan Smith.

Smith, a creator, executive producer, and writer, played Twisted Metal: “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).”

Smith furthered, “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.”

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