Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal’ Renewed For Third Season With David Reed Set As New Showrunner

Peacock has renewed Twisted Metal for a third season, with David Reed taking over as showrunner and executive producer following Michael Jonathan Smith’s exit. Smith was with the show for its first two seasons and has now “concluded his involvement as showrunner and executive producer,” according to the streamer.

The half-hour TV series is based on the classic PlayStation game series of the same name. Season 1 follows John Doe (Anthony Mackie), 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 Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz), a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown (Joe Seanoa/Will Arnett) who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

Season 2 follows the revelations in the Season 1 finale.