Seth MacFarlane and Peacock aren’t done with Ted yet.
The NBCUniversal-owned streamer has ordered a second season of the comedy, a prequel to the two feature films that have the MacFarlane-voiced living teddy bear at their center. Peacock originally billed Ted as an “event series,” but it will now be an ongoing show.
The renewal comes about four months after Ted premiered on Peacock to solid ratings in January. It was the top streaming comedy in the United States for about two months after its debut, and Peacock says the series is its most-watched original to date. It also put up strong showings in other countries, notably on Sky in the U.K., FOX8 and streaming service Binge in Australia and Showcase in Canada.
Ted is set in 1993, eight years after John (played by Max Burkholder) wished for his teddy bear to come to life for Christmas. Ted’s moment of fame has passed, but he and the now 16-year-old John are still best friends and bad influences on each other. Alanna Ubach, Scott Grimes and Giorgia Whigham also star.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP produces Ted along with MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions and MRC. MacFarlane, Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh are co-showrunners and executive produce Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark and Aimee Carlson.
