Ted is making a comeback—animated, unfiltered, and still wildly unqualified to be around children.
Peacock (you know, the streaming service that sounds like a fancy bird but is really just NBC in yoga pants) just greenlit a new Ted animated sequel series, meaning your favorite foul-mouthed teddy bear is back to ruin more lives with his velvety voice and emotional instability. And yes, he’s still being voiced by Seth MacFarlane, because duh.
This new series is a follow-up to the Ted movies from 2012 and 2015—the ones that made you question your relationship with your childhood toys. Plot details are being kept more secret than your browser history, but what we do know is juicy:
🚬 Mark Wahlberg is returning as John—because nobody broods like Marky Mark in a bromance with a plush bear.
👩 Amanda Seyfried is back as Sam—hopefully bringing the same confused energy she brought to Mamma Mia! when she had to sing with Pierce Brosnan.
👛 Jessica Barth is returning as Tami-Lynn—Ted’s on-again, off-again, always-arguing, definitely-cussing girlfriend. Honestly, they’re the Sid and Nancy of stuffed animal relationships.
Also joining the madness:
🌚 Kyle Mooney is playing a new character named Apollo, which sounds like a Greek god but probably turns out to be a dude who vapes and says “vibes” a lot.
👩🦱 Liz Richman is voicing someone named Ruth, which could be anything from Ted’s therapist to the neighbor he constantly traumatizes.
Now, if you’re thinking, “Wait, *another* Ted series?!” — yes, this is technically Ted TV show #2 on Peacock. The first one was a live-action prequel that dropped in 2024 and explored Ted’s early years, aka: “How did a teddy bear become a menace to society?”
So to recap: we’ve got one live-action prequel, one animated sequel, and a streaming service betting the farm on a bear who once made a joke about Flash Gordon doing lines off a coffee table. Peak television, baby.
In conclusion: Ted is back. He’s louder, ruder, and now animated—because even cartoons deserve to be canceled eventually.
You watching, or are you a stuffed animal hater?
