Mark Wahlberg and Ted are reuniting — and this time it’s an animated series on Peacock
After Ted 2 in 2015, Mark Wahlberg’s finally making his Ted comeback — though the way he’s doing it isn’t quite what you’re expecting.
Right, so Ted is back, and no, you are not seeing things—Mark Wahlberg has actually signed on again, more than a decade after that last big-screen outing. This time, it's all gone animated, courtesy of Peacock, and yes, somehow the original gang has regrouped for yet another round of bad ideas with a living teddy bear.
Ted: The Animated Series launches on Peacock with eight episodes dropping at once on 17 December 2026.
The gang gets back together
In what qualifies as a proper reunion, Seth MacFarlane (as Ted, naturally), Mark Wahlberg (John), Amanda Seyfried (Sam), and Jessica Barth (Tami-Lynn) are all lending their voices this time. Rounding out the cast: Kyle Mooney pops up as Apollo, and Liz Richman voices Ruth, a couple of new arrivals to this otherwise familiar circus.
Storywise, we're picking up 12 years after the chaos of Ted 2. Both John and Ted now live as neighbours, have started families, and hold down careers that are—predictably—utterly unremarkable. You'd think maturity or responsibility might kick in, but no, their friendship is still an absolute disaster zone. Marriage, parenting, work—the pair have it all, and promptly make a mess of every part, mostly by egging each other on to one idiotic stunt after another. So, same old, then, just more grown up (technically).
A closer look behind the scenes
This animated sequel arrives after Peacock's previous attempt at a live-action Ted prequel—which, rather bizarrely, focused on John as a teenager and actually got itself two seasons. That experiment now shelved, the current production is being animated by Rough Draft Studios, the folks with a knack for making cartoon mayhem look effortless. Universal Global Television and MRC are handling the heavy lifting as the main production companies.
- The showrunner chairs are taken by Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh, sharing those duties with MacFarlane
- They all sit on the executive producer bench alongside Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark, Aimee Carlson, and Claudia Katz
One last thing—if you're wondering about the format, the launch is a streaming binge affair: all eight opener episodes at once, with the promise of more in 2027. Clear your diaries, if that's your thing.