Peacock has revealed the teaser trailer for the new comedy series Killing It, starring Craig Robinson, which will premiere on the streaming service in April. We also have no less than nine photos, which you can view by scrolling down.
Killing It is a comedy about class, capitalism, and one man’s quest to achieve the American dream. And also about hunting really big snakes.
In addition to Craig Robinson, the series also stars Claudia O’Doherty, Rell Battle, Scott MacArthur, Stephanie Nogueras, Wyatt Walter, and Jet Miller.
The project reunites Robinson with Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor and executive producer Luke Del Tredici. Robinson recurred on NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jake’s friend and nemesis, Doug Judy (aka the Pontiac Bandit).
The co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers are Goor and Del Tredici. Robinson, Mark Schulman, and Mo Marable are also executive producers.
Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, the series is directed by Mo Marable.
“We love all the ambitious, challenging, thematically rich series that populate the current peak TV landscape. We also love jokes,” said Goor and Del Tredici.
“So, we tried to make a show that could deliver both. We wanted ‘Killing It’ to explore America’s quasi-religious obsession with entrepreneurship and wealth, and we also wanted it to be funny. Really, really funny. Plus, we wanted it to have big snakes.”
They added: “It’s a daunting creative balancing act, but lucky for us, we were writing for Craig Robinson, aka the most likable man in the world.
“His hilarious, effortlessly charming performance grounds even the wildest comic moments in something deeply human and relatable.”
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CRAIG ROBINSON (The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will play Craig, a man who will do anything to make his American Dream come true, even compete in a state-sponsored python hunt.
CLAUDIA O’DOHERTY (Love, Trainwreck) will play Jillian, a down-on-her-luck Uber driver who introduces Craig to the bizarre world of snake hunting.
RELL BATTLE (Black-ish, The Good Doctor) will play Isaiah, Craig’s younger brother, whose version of the American Dream is a lot less legal than Craig’s.
SCOTT MACARTHUR (The Mick, The Righteous Gemstones) will play Brock, a rival snake hunter and aspiring social media star.
STEPHANIE NOGUERAS (The Good Fight, Switched at Birth) will play Camille, Craig’s ex-wife, with whom he uneasily co-parents their pre-teen daughter, Vanessa.
WYATT WALTER (Sons of Thunder) will play Corby, Brock’s teenage son and reluctant cameraman.
JET MILLER (Bethany, Young Dylan) will play Vanessa, Craig’s daughter, who idolizes her father but wants nothing to do with hunting snakes.
You can watch the teaser trailer on YouTube.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.