The first teaser has been released for the television adaptation of Ted, created by Seth MacFarlane.
Ted, released in 2012, became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time (at the time of release), earning $550 million at the worldwide box office.
It spawned a sequel, Ted 2, released in 2015.
Since then, MacFarlane has been busy with other projects, such as continuing with Family Guy as well as writing for and starring in The Orville, but Ted's TV show is ready to go.
Ted became famed for the swearing and adult content surrounding what is essentially a children's toy. It was the shock of seeing a teddy bear turn the air blue which proved a hit with many fans, and the prequel series, to be released on Peacock, will be no different.
“Oh yeah. It's like a movie. There's no broadcast standards there. It's an R-rated comedy," MacFarlane previously explained to Collider.
"So our guidelines are the same as they were for the movie. It's no different. You can say ‘f*ck’, you can say whatever you want. The challenges for something like Ted are more external. You're dealing with a climate that is maybe a little less friendly to comedy than it has been in the past. That's certainly something that we're mindful of because we do want to keep Ted Ted. We do want to make sure that it's not altered.
"So, but as far as Peacock itself, no, Peacock's been great. They acknowledge that this was an R-rated comedy and the show is going to be an R-rated comedy too. So it's that none of that's changed.”
The official premise of the new show reads:
'Set in 1993, after the opening sequence in the first film, the series depicts the early life of a sentient teddy bear toy named Ted, as he lives with John Bennett and his family in Massachusetts. In addition to John & Ted, the Bennett household includes John's father Matty, his mother Susan, and his cousin, Blaire, who is living with them while attending a college nearby.'
Ted teaser trailer
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