Peacock has announced a new series titled The ‘Burbs, starring Keke Palmer, with Brian Grazer and Seth MacFarlane attached as producers.

Keke Palmer is set to star in a TV adaptation of the dark comedy film The 'Burbs, which has received a straight-to-series order from Peacock.

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The show will be adapted by Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me, High Fidelity), with Seth MacFarlane and Brian Grazer serving as executive producers. Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, which produced the original film, will also be involved, with Dana Olsen, the original film's writer, co-executive producing.

The series will be shot on the Universal Studios backlot, the same location used for the 1989 film, which starred Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Rick Ducommun, and Corey Feldman. In the original movie, suburban residents become suspicious of their new neighbors, believing them to be involved in dark, ritualistic activities. Although The 'Burbs grossed over $49 million on an $18 million budget, it has since gained a cult following.

According to the series' official logline, it will be set in modern-day suburbia and follow a young couple who move back to the husband’s childhood home. Their peaceful life is disrupted by mysterious new neighbors, uncovering old secrets and introducing new, deadly threats to their seemingly quiet neighborhood.

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In addition to writing the series, Hughey will serve as executive producer, alongside Palmer, who will also star. MacFarlane is executive producing through his Fuzzy Door banner, along with Erica Huggins and Aimee Carlson. Grazer will executive produce via Imagine Entertainment, along with Kristen Zolner and Natalie Berkus. Universal Content Productions (UCP) will produce the series, with Fuzzy Door under an overall deal with UCP.

Palmer, a two-time Emmy Award winner, is known for her roles in Nope, Hustlers, Akeelah and the Bee, True Jackson, VP, Scream Queens, and Berlin Station, as well as her work in music. Meanwhile, Fuzzy Door is currently working on Peacock’s Ted prequel series and produced the science series The End Is Nye with Bill Nye. Imagine Entertainment's recent credits include Under the Banner of Heaven for FX, Swagger for Apple TV+, The Ms. Pat Show for BET+, and The Lost Symbol for Peacock.