Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher star as a couple, with the cast also including Bruce Dern, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, and Gale Gordon.

Now, 35 years later, the movie is being rebooted into a series. According to Deadline, Palmer is set to star in a Peacock series remake of The 'Burbs. The project is led by executive producer Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment, which produced the 1989 movie. MacFarlane is also among the executive producers, along with Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me), who is writing the series. Dana Olsen, who wrote and cameoed in the original movie, is a co-executive producer.

How Peacock's The 'Burbs Series Updates The 1989 Movie

The Series Is Set In Present-Day Suburbia

Though it received mixed reviews from critics at the time of its release, The 'Burbs was a modest box-office success in 1989, making over $49 million on a mid-sized $18 million budget. Over the years, through its release on home media, The 'Burbs has garnered a larger audience and achieved cult classic status, paving the way for a contemporary remake. Though it should maintain many of the themes and comedic elements that made the original a cult classic, Peacock's The 'Burbs series should also update the material for modern audiences.

The 'Burbs humorously satirizes suburban life and its occasionally quirky residents, focusing on a family man who becomes suspicious that his eccentric new neighbors are concealing something sinister.Peacock's series remake will update the setting to a modern suburban neighborhood and center on a young couple, with Palmer portraying the wife, as they move back to the husband’s childhood home. Their peaceful life is disrupted when new neighbors move in next door, and old secrets of the cul-de-sac resurface as dangerous new threats destroy the facade of their tranquil community.

The 'Burbs series will be filmed at the same location as the original 1989 movie, the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood.

While The 'Burbs boasts an intriguing premise, a likable cast, and solid direction by Dante, critics ultimately considered the film's genre-bending efforts to be a disappointment. With Keke Palmer and a new creative team on board, hopefully, Peacock's series won't suffer from the same pitfalls. Palmer's charisma and comedic timing alone are enough to bring a fresh, modern appeal to Peacock's The 'Burbs series while maintaining the suburban chaos of the original movie.

Source: Deadline