‘Punky Brewster’ And ‘Saved By The Bell’ Trailers Tease The Series Revivals Coming To Peacock
Saved by the Bell Trailer
The reboot/sequel toSaved By the Bellisn’t even trying to go by a different title. We’re right back at Bayside High School, only this time we’re following a new group of teens. However, it seems not too much has changed, because the newSaved By the Bellfollows Mac Morris (Mitchell Hoog), the son of the original show’s Zack Morris, who is just as much of a wise-cracking, smooth-talking bro as his father.
It’s not all new faces though, becauseMario Lopezis back as A.C. Slater, who has taken a job as the school’s physical education instructor. Also returning areElizabeth Berkleyas Jessie Spano, who now has a son of her own named Jamie (played byBelmont Cameli), as well asTiffani Amber Thiessenas Kelly Kapowski andMark-Paul Gosselaaras Zack Morris.
The style of the series is different from the original, losing the old school multi-camera sitcom format and laugh track and opting for a single-camera style that makes the show feel more modern. Will it have more than nostalgia going for it? Can the new cast carry the series? We’ll have to take a time-out sometime down the road to figure it out.
Punky Brewster Trailer
Going even further back into the past, we’ve got a revival of the 1980s sitcomPunky Brewster. For those who don’t know, the original series followed child starSoleil Moon Fryeas the titular character, a precocious girl being raised by a foster father who needs to lighten up a bit. But the new show turns Punky Brewster into both a real and surrogate parent.
Grown up and raising three kids as a single mother, Penelope Brewster meets an orphan girl who reminds her of the kid she used to be. So she has to rediscover her own “Punky Power,” whatever the hell that means, as she helps a new kid get back on her feet.Freddie Prinze Jr.also stars in the series as Brewster’s ex-husband Travis.
UnlikeSaved By the Bell, thePunky Brewsterrevival is holding onto the multi-camera sitcom style, complete with the laugh track and all. It looks like it’s just as hokey as the original series, and not a far cry from theFull Houserevival on Netflix. But are there as manyPunky Brewsterfans out there who care about seeing the show return? Peacock will find out soon enough.
