Sarah Hyland ( Modern Family) is set to appear as Piëter and Bumper’s awkward and peppy American assistant Heidi, who secretly hopes to become a singer-songwriter in her own right and performs self-written songs in a Berlin cabaret on the down-low. Jameela Jamil ( The Good Place) will portray a confident rising German pop star named Gisela, who’s both Piëter’s ex-girlfriend and Bumper’s biggest rival at the German Unity Day concert, determined to steal the spotlight. On March 4, Peacock revealed several other cast members for the forthcoming series, per Variety. They attended the Super Bowl together earlier this year, and Devine called Wilson his “work wife.” Not to read too much into things, but here’s hoping for more Amy (even just a cameo!) in the new Pitch Perfect series.Īlso reprising his role from the original trilogy is Flula Borg as Piëter Krämer, a member of Germany’s popular singing group Das Sound Machine, which faced off with the Bellas at the Acapella World Championship in Pitch Perfect 2. Not only did Devine and Wilson star together in 2019’s Isn’t It Romantic?, but they still hang out, too. Though the couple wasn’t together by the end of the trilogy, their real-life counterparts are very much still friends. Pitch Perfect TV Series Castīumper and Amy’s enemies-to-lovers arc delivered some of the Pitch Perfect films’ most hilarious moments, so it’s natural to wonder if Rebel Wilson will also reprise her role. Here’s everything we know about the new series so far, including whether or not additional Pitch Perfect alums might join the project. She’ll be joined by the Emmy-nominated Good Place writer Megan Amram, who will serve as showrunner. Elizabeth Banks herself, who produced (and appeared in) all three installments, will be one of the series’ executive producers. Which, if you remember from Pitch Perfect 2’s mid-credits scene, actually turned out OK.ĭevine isn’t the only talent from the original three films returning for the Pitch Perfect series. Or maybe his international tour will be as beautifully ridiculous as his stint on The Voice. So maybe it’s finally time for Bumper’s big break. Or, at least, one of its most memorable characters: Bumper Allen.Īdam Devine will be back as the former head Treblemaker “who moves to Germany to revive his music career when one of his songs becomes big in Berlin,” according to Variety. 21, will debut on Peacock and “is set several years after the events of the films.” And for Pitch Perfect fans who are wary of a Barden reboot trying to replicate the original films’ charm with an all-new class, rest assured this is a true continuation of the Pitch Perfect trilogy’s story. The new series, announced by Variety on Sept. If it’s been too long since you sang along to the acapella stylings of the Barden Bellas, Treblemakers, and co., you’re in luck - a Pitch Perfect TV series is on the way.
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