When the TV series based on the popular video game franchise Twisted Metal made its premiere on the Peacock streaming service back in July of 2023, it quickly became one of Peacock’s top five original series, racking up 400 million viewing minutes in its first weekend and earning the honor of being the streamer’s “most-binged” premiere. Season 2 followed last summer, earning a third-season renewal – and now, Deadline reports that Star Wars legend Mark Hamill has joined the cast of Twisted Metal season 3, taking on the recurring role of Pope Charlie Kane, the leader of the Eastern Sovereignty and estranged father of Sweet Tooth!
What is Twisted Metal about?
Based on an original take by Deadpool and Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, this adaptation of the Twisted Metal franchise centers on a motor-mouthed outsider who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World) stars in the series as John Doe, “a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, John gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true, but only if he can survive an onslaught of savage vehicular combat.” AEW wrestler Joe Seanoa, a.k.a Samoa Joe, plays iconic video game character Sweet Tooth, with Will Arnett (Arrested Development) providing the character’s voice.
Mackie had this to say about Mark Hamill joining the cast: “For Mark Hamill to come into this world with us is amazing. He’s someone I’ve admired for a long time — a true legend who’s influenced generations of actors. Being able to now call him a castmate is an incredible honor, and we’re excited to see what he brings to the world of Twisted Metal.“
Mackie, Arnett, Reese, and Wernick executive produce the Twisted Metal series alongside Marc Forman of Electric Avenue, Jason Spire of Inspire Entertainment, Peter Principato of Artists First, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions, and Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios. The series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. New to the list of executive producers this season is new showrunner David Reed, who took over a showrunner for season 3 after the exit of Michael Jonathan Smith, who was showrunner on the first two seasons. It was a surprise to hear that there had been a showrunner change, as Smith had previously said that he had ideas in place for seasons 3 and 4.
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