Peacock’s mystery comedy The ‘Burbs has promoted RJ Cyler to series regular for Season 2 and added Daniel Ezra, Retta, and Vincent Kartheiser as recurring guest stars, Variety reports exclusively.
Cyler returns as Langston, the younger brother of Samira, played by series star Keke Palmer, now with an expanded presence heading into the new season. Ezra, known for All the Sinners Bleed and All American, Retta, known for Good Girls and Parks and Recreation, and Kartheiser, known for Mad Men and Das Boot, join in recurring roles, with character details kept under wraps for now.
As previously announced, Elizabeth Hurley joins as a series regular for Season 2, alongside returning cast members Palmer, Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, and Kapil Talwalkar.
Inspired by the 1989 horror comedy of the same name, The ‘Burbs follows Samira and her husband Rob, played by Palmer and Whitehall, a young couple who reluctantly relocate to Rob’s childhood home in the suburb of Hinkley Hills. Their quiet life unravels after a mysterious new neighbor moves in across the street, surfacing decades-old secrets and a deadly conspiracy tied to the neighborhood’s Homeowners Association. Season 1 closed with the reveal that the HOA, led by Agnes and secretary Kate, had been secretly eliminating anyone who threatened the town’s image, ending on a cliffhanger as Kate drugs and abducts Naveen, setting up his fate as the HOA’s next target heading into Season 2.
Celeste Hughey adapted the series for television and serves as showrunner and executive producer, alongside writer and executive producer Hilary Winston. Palmer executive produces in addition to starring, with Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, and Aimee Carlson executive producing for Fuzzy Door, and Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody executive producing for Imagine Entertainment, which also produced the original 1989 film. Dana Olsen, who wrote the original film, serves as co-executive producer.
With a cliffhanger this unresolved and a cast this expanded heading into Season 2, The ‘Burbs appears ready to widen its central mystery well beyond the Fisher family’s own backyard.