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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Peacock's annual subscription is 70% off through Friday: Here are 5 shows that make it worth it
If you've always been curious about trying Peacock, the streaming platform is giving new subscribers a great deal for a limited time – from now through May 30, you can snag an annual subscription to the streamer for over 70% off the regular price. New subscribers can sign up for a full year of Peacock Premium – the platform's ad-supported tier – for just $24.99 with the code SPRINGSAVINGS. That's 70% off the regular annual price of $79.99. We love Peacock and consider it a great value considering the quality of its original shows, films and documentaries, as well as offering access to great content from NBC, Bravo and more. (If you need us, we'll be streaming the Top Chef semifinals this week.) This deal is only good through this Friday (May 30), so don't miss this chance to subscribe to Peacock at a deep discount and start watching the new season of Poker Face, the Emmy Award-winning reality competition The Traitors, movies like Wicked and Black Bag, live sports coverage including, and more. Not sure what to watch with a Peacock subscription? The platform has an extensive library of classic shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office and Law & Order, Bravo originals like The Real Housewives franchise and Below Deck, and great movies like Wicked and The Wild Robot, and live sports, including WWE, Premier League Soccer and NFL games. Still need more options? Here are five of our favorite shows on Peacock to convince you: Actor Alan Cumming has assumed his best role yet in Peacock's original reality competition series The Traitors. The premise: Cumming has invited a group of celebrities, from reality stars to politicians and athletes, to his castle in the Scottish highlands where they'll engage in a murder mystery. Cumming secretly names some of his guests as Traitors, and night after night, the Traitors "murder" the remaining contestants, dubbed the Faithfuls, who are then eliminated from the game, while the Faithfuls have to suss out and try and eliminate the Traitors. There are alliances, there's deception, there are surprise murders – and it's tons of campy fun covered in tartan. The show is currently in the middle of its third season, but you can catch up on both of its complete previous seasons now, too. Stream on Peacock Natasha Lyonne as an amateur detective in a case-of-the-week style mystery show is great TV. In Poker Face, the show created by Knives Out director Rian Johnson, Lyonne stars as Charlie Cale, a casino employee with the uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying. She puts her skills to good use trying to solve a series of crimes, but finding herself deeper in trouble with the management at the casino where she works. Like Murder, She Wrote and Columbo before it, every episode is a who's who of celebrity guests. Season two, which just arrived this May, features appearances from Katie Holmes, Giancarlo Esposito, John Mulaney and Sam Richardson, among many others, and new episodes will drop weekly through July 10. Stream on Peacock Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser took aim at The Day of the Jackal at this year's award ceremony, saying 'Eddie Redmayne did TV this year. He's nominated for Peacock's The Day of the Jackal. It's about a top-secret elite sniper who no one can see — because he's on Peacock." Even Redmayne laughed, but don't let the show's quiet presence stop you from checking it out, it's a great crime thriller based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth. Redmayne stars alongside Moses Ingram in the assassin's cat-and-mouse game and you can binge the whole thing in one go. Stream on Peacock Thanks to a deal struck before Paramount+ even existed in its current form, five seasons of the Paramount Network's hit show Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner as rancher John Dutton, are available on Peacock. (The show's numerous spinoff prequels are on Paramount+ though, just to keep you on your toes.) Stream on Peacock There are two seasons of the great British sitcom We Are Lady Parts available of Peacock. The show follow a British punk band called Lady Parts, which consists entirely of Muslim women, after their new guitarist, the timid biology student Amina (Anjana Vasan) joins them. As they try to find their audience, Amina struggles to find a comfortable middle ground between her traditional home life and her new life as a musician. Stream on Peacock
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Traitors' Tops Winners List At Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Peacock's The Traitors picked up a leading three wins at the Critics Choice Critics Choice Real TV Awards announced Thursday. The series won for Best Competition Series, Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series and Best Show Host for Alan Cumming. More from Deadline Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations List: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'The Traitors' Lead 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Al Roker & Jon H. Else To Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors At News & Documentary Emmys Two other shows picked up two wins each in voting by Critics Choice Association members. Netflix's docuseries Love on the Spectrum won for Best Unstructured Reality Series and Best Relationship Show, while ABC's Dancing With the Stars won for Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety and DWTS' contestant last season, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, was awarded Male Star of the Year. Dr. Sandra Lee, from Lifetime's Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out, won the Female Star of the Star of the Year categories were voted on by fans. Other notable winners included a tie in the Best Structured Series race between Nat Geo's No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski and Netflix's Queer Eye. Netflix's The Great British Baking Show won Best Culinary Show, giving the streamer a leading four wins among all platforms. Peacock and ABC had three wins apiece. Below is the complete list of winners. BEST COMPETITION SERIES The Traitors (Peacock) BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY Dancing With the Stars (ABC) BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES Love on the Spectrum (Netflix) BEST STRUCTURED SERIES (tie) No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic)Queer Eye (Netflix) BEST CULINARY SHOW The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) BEST GAME SHOW Jeopardy! (Syndicated) BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO | Max) BEST BUSINESS SHOW Shark Tank (ABC)BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW The Americas (NBC) BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter (ID) BEST SPORTS SHOW Welcome to Wrexham (FX) BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: HOME/GARDEN (tie) Don't Hate Your House with the Property Brothers (HGTV)Rock the Block (HGTV) BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: FASHION/BEAUTYRuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)BEST LIMITED SERIES Tucci in Italy (National Geographic) BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES The Traitors (Peacock)BEST SHOW HOST Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock) MALE STAR OF THE YEAR Stephen Nedoroscik – Dancing with the Stars (ABC) FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR Dr. Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out (Lifetime) Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Peacock is 70% off an annual subscription though the end of this week: Here are 5 shows worth signing up for
If you've always been curious about trying Peacock, the streaming platform is giving new subscribers a great deal for a limited time – from now through May 30, you can snag an annual subscription to the streamer for over 70% off the regular price. New subscribers can sign up for a full year of Peacock Premium – the platform's ad-supported tier – for just $24.99 with the code SPRINGSAVINGS. That's 70% off the regular annual price of $79.99. We love Peacock and consider it a great value considering the quality of its original shows, films and documentaries, as well as offering access to great content from NBC, Bravo and more. (If you need us, we'll be streaming the Top Chef semifinals this week.) This deal is only good through this Friday (May 30), so don't miss this chance to subscribe to Peacock at a deep discount and start watching the new season of Poker Face, the Emmy Award-winning reality competition The Traitors, movies like Wicked and Black Bag, live sports coverage including, and more. Not sure what to watch with a Peacock subscription? The platform has an extensive library of classic shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office and Law & Order, Bravo originals like The Real Housewives franchise and Below Deck, and great movies like Wicked and The Wild Robot, and live sports, including WWE, Premier League Soccer and NFL games. Still need more options? Here are five of our favorite shows on Peacock to convince you: Actor Alan Cumming has assumed his best role yet in Peacock's original reality competition series The Traitors. The premise: Cumming has invited a group of celebrities, from reality stars to politicians and athletes, to his castle in the Scottish highlands where they'll engage in a murder mystery. Cumming secretly names some of his guests as Traitors, and night after night, the Traitors "murder" the remaining contestants, dubbed the Faithfuls, who are then eliminated from the game, while the Faithfuls have to suss out and try and eliminate the Traitors. There are alliances, there's deception, there are surprise murders – and it's tons of campy fun covered in tartan. The show is currently in the middle of its third season, but you can catch up on both of its complete previous seasons now, too. Stream on Peacock Natasha Lyonne as an amateur detective in a case-of-the-week style mystery show is great TV. In Poker Face, the show created by Knives Out director Rian Johnson, Lyonne stars as Charlie Cale, a casino employee with the uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying. She puts her skills to good use trying to solve a series of crimes, but finding herself deeper in trouble with the management at the casino where she works. Like Murder, She Wrote and Columbo before it, every episode is a who's who of celebrity guests. Season two, which just arrived this May, features appearances from Katie Holmes, Giancarlo Esposito, John Mulaney and Sam Richardson, among many others, and new episodes will drop weekly through July 10. Stream on Peacock Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser took aim at The Day of the Jackal at this year's award ceremony, saying 'Eddie Redmayne did TV this year. He's nominated for Peacock's The Day of the Jackal. It's about a top-secret elite sniper who no one can see — because he's on Peacock." Even Redmayne laughed, but don't let the show's quiet presence stop you from checking it out, it's a great crime thriller based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth. Redmayne stars alongside Moses Ingram in the assassin's cat-and-mouse game and you can binge the whole thing in one go. Stream on Peacock Thanks to a deal struck before Paramount+ even existed in its current form, five seasons of the Paramount Network's hit show Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner as rancher John Dutton, are available on Peacock. (The show's numerous spinoff prequels are on Paramount+ though, just to keep you on your toes.) Stream on Peacock There are two seasons of the great British sitcom We Are Lady Parts available of Peacock. The show follow a British punk band called Lady Parts, which consists entirely of Muslim women, after their new guitarist, the timid biology student Amina (Anjana Vasan) joins them. As they try to find their audience, Amina struggles to find a comfortable middle ground between her traditional home life and her new life as a musician. Stream on Peacock
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Iconic BBC sitcom to return as musical 30 years after it was axed
The series only lasted for six episodes during its first run. REUNION Iconic BBC sitcom to return as musical 30 years after it was axed ICONIC Beeb comedy The High Life will return with a song and a dance - as it's being turned into a musical. The Scottish sitcom, which starred Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson, is being adapted for the stage 30 years after it was taken off air. 2 The High Life is being turned into a musical. Credit: PA 2 Siobhan Redmond, Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, and Patrick Ryecart will all return. Credit: PA Cumming, 60, and Masson, 61, played hapless air stewards Sebastian Flight and Steve McCracken in the cult BBC series which only lasted for six episodes. Siobhan Redmond, 65, who portrayed put-upon cabin crew member Shona Spurtle, and Patrick Ryecart, 72, who earned rave reviews as beleaguered pilot Captain Hilary Duff, will also return for The High Life: The Musical at Dundee Rep in spring 2026. Cumming, who then appeared in Hollywood movies like X-Men and Eyes Wide Shut, said: 'National Theatre of Scotland has been asking us to do this for years. "It had been on their slate for ages, but we just never got round to it. 'But we've both turned 60 that's part of the story. "Some things never change, and our characters Sebastian and Steve don't. 'They still squeeze themselves into those lycra uniforms and I think that's part of the joy of it.' Masson, who has enjoyed roles in EastEnders and The Crown, added: 'It's fantastic that the show is still remembered so fondly after just one series. 'The series on iPlayer just now, and it still stands up comedically. 'We were ahead of our time. The Traitors season 3 cast officially selected as host Alan Cumming teases first-look from show's castle set in Scotland "Our stuff was, and still is, very politically aware with a small 'p'. 'That's what's interesting about exploring the characters now because the world has changed and there are characters in the show who are slightly behind all that. "It's so exciting to have them return.'
STV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- STV News
Alan Cumming and other original cast from The High Life reuniting for musical
Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson are reuniting with other original members of The High Life cast to create a musical based on the 1990s TV show. The production will tour Scotland in spring 2026, almost three decades after the series was screened. All four original cast members – Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart will feature in the show. The High Life, first commissioned and broadcast by the BBC, centred on the crew of the fictional Air Scotia airline. In the musical Air Scotia has been sold and the crew is fighting for their future. The TV series was created by Cumming and Masson who have reunited to create the musical, joined in their creative collaboration by writer, performer and panto-maker Johnny McKnight and the artistic director of Dundee Rep, Andrew Panton. Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson said: 'Never say never! We are both beyond excited to be donning those nylon slacks and crimpelene blazers and connecting with our inner trolly dollies after all these years. 'Returning to these characters alongside the genius that is Johnny McKnight has been a joyful experience and we can't wait to share what madness we've come up with around Scotland.' The High Life was first introduced to TV audiences in an initial pilot in 1994 and then in a series of six episodes which were broadcast in early 1995. The series is currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Johnny McKnight said: 'I am absolutely thrilled to join the Air Scotia cabin crew. I grew up watching The High Life, wishing that one day I could get to fly 30 thousand feet with Alan, Forbes, Siobhan and Patrick. 'I never believed that a reunion show would happen, let alone that I would get to be part of the team working on it. 'The bags are packed, the tena-man pants on, and I am ready for check in. 'Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the flight of a lifetime.' The new show is being presented by National Theatre of Scotland and Dundee Rep Theatre in association with Aberdeen Performing Arts and Capital Theatres. It will tour to Dundee Rep Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and King's Theatre, Glasgow in Spring 2026. Andrew Panton said: 'Having been a High Life fan right from take-off in 1994, it's been a total joy to work with this amazing team of pure talent. 'Our development time together has been a riot of creative energy, hilarity and brilliant music and songs and I feel sure our new stage musical will appeal to both fans of the TV show and folks new to The High Life. 'I'm thrilled that we're creating the show at Dundee Rep Theatre before it jets off to entertain audiences across Scotland.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
