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NBCUniversal’s 2026 Upfront kicked off with a Radio City spectacle, featuring Vin Diesel announcing a Fast & Furious TV series for Peacock, Tina Fey heralding NBC’s 100th‑birthday tribute, and first looks across NBCU properties from Bravo to Peacock, including a Summer House reunion tease, SNL/30 Rock alumni moments, and cross‑platform previews of new shows and series.
Peacock announced at NBC's upfront that it is expanding the Fast & Furious franchise into a TV universe, revealing four new series; an update later clarified only one is currently in production with others in various stages of development.
Peacock announced fall premiere dates for Season 2 of The Paper, the Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake, and the crime drama The Good Daughter: The Paper S2 lands in September, Crystal Lake premieres October 15, and The Good Daughter premieres November 12. The Paper is from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman and ties into The Office universe; Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini; The Good Daughter is produced by Made Up Stories and Fifth Season with Rose Byrne leading the cast.
Seth Meyers closed NBCUniversal’s upfront at Radio City with sharp jokes aimed at rival CBS and various streamers, joking about CBS’s upfront absence, Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery mergers, and NBC’s own lineup; he teased Peacock’s profitability, Love Island USA, Taylor Sheridan, and other NBC projects, while ribbing competitors and industry trends in the evolving TV and streaming landscape.
Vin Diesel claimed Peacock is launching four Fast & Furious TV series, but NBCUniversal has said only one is actively in development, leaving the exact scope of the franchise’s TV expansion uncertain as Universal pushes the property across film, TV, and related ventures.
Peacock is developing a Fast & Furious TV series, announced by Vin Diesel at NBCUniversal’s upfront; Diesel touted four shows from the franchise, but sources say only one is actually in active development, with Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman serving as co-showrunners and writers. Diesel and Sam Vincent will exec-produce alongside Neal Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film, with Universal Television producing; the project aims to honor the films’ legacy. Netflix previously aired an animated spin-off, and the franchise currently includes 11 films with over $7 billion earned at the worldwide box office.
NBCUniversal is expanding the Fast & Furious franchise into four live-action series, with one headed to Peacock; Vin Diesel announced he’ll executive-produce the Peacock project, joining Neal Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Chris Morgan and Jeff Kirschenbaum, while Mike Daniels writes the pilot and Universal Television develops the slate. There’s also an animated Fast & Furious series in development at Netflix, as the franchise widens beyond the films.
Peacock announced fall premiere dates for Crystal Lake (Oct. 15), The Good Daughter (Nov. 12), and season two of The Paper (Sept.), with Amy Poehler’s Dig and other unscripted and international titles added to the lineup as part of NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation.
Peacock revealed fall premiere dates for two scripted series: Crystal Lake, a Friday the 13th prequel following Pamela Voorhees (Linda Cardellini) before the events of the original film, debuts Oct. 15, and The Good Daughter, a Karin Slaughter adaptation led by Rose Byrne with Meghann Fahy, Brendan Gleeson and Harper Steele, debuts Nov. 12; both premieres are part of Peacock’s fall slate announced around NBC’s upfronts.
Notre Dame's 2026 schedule includes seven NBC home games plus one Peacock-exclusive game that hasn't been officially announced yet. The most likely Peacock game is the Sept. 26 matchup at Purdue, consistent with NBC’s Big Ten alignment, though Navy at Foxborough is also a possible neutral-site option; NBC says the Peacock game will be revealed soon.
Notre Dame will have one 2026 football game streamed exclusively on Peacock, marking a rare exclusive streaming arrangement for the program.
Notre Dame revealed its 2026 Shamrock Series game at Lambeau Field and a seven-game home slate, with every game broadcast on NBC and simulcast on Peacock. The schedule includes primetime matchups against Wisconsin (Shamrock Series), Michigan State, Miami, and SMU, along with Rice, Stanford, and Boston College at Notre Dame Stadium. Single-game tickets go on sale June 4, and season-ticket information is available through the Murnane Family Ticket Office.
NBC and Peacock will televise a star-studded NBA Playoffs doubleheader tonight: Cavaliers vs. Pistons at 7:00 PM ET and Lakers vs. Thunder at 8:30 PM ET, with NBA Showtime pregame at 6:00 PM ET; Peacock carries the live stream.
NBC Sports outlines how to watch tonight’s Cavaliers vs Pistons playoff game on NBC and Peacock (7:00 PM ET; pregame at 6:00 PM ET). The coverage includes live streams on Peacock and NBCSN, with a preceding NBA Showtime, and notes a doubleheader with Lakers vs Thunder on Peacock. The article also provides sign-up details and where to find the full playoff schedule.
NBC split second-round coverage by airing Knicks-Sixers on NBC and Spurs-Wolves on Peacock in overlapping windows; New York routed Philadelphia 137-98 while Minnesota edged San Antonio 104-102 in a late thriller, highlighting awkward scheduling and limited network visibility for the best game under the new deal.