{
  "id": 10977993,
  "title": "Ted: The Animated Series Announced With Original Movie Cast Returning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ted-the-animated-series-announced-with-original-movie-cast-returning",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/ted-animated-series-peacock-original-cast-plot-trailer-release-date"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Peacock has confirmed that TED: The Animated Series will debut with eight episodes on December 17, followed by more installments by 2027. The series, a spin-off of Seth MacFarlane's live-action Ted movies, reunites the original cast. MacFarlane lends his voice once again as Ted, while Mark Wahlberg reprises his role as John, Ted's best friend. Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Kyle Mooney, and Liz Richman also return as Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Kyle Mooney, and Liz Richman. Their characters, John, Ted, Sam, Tami-Lynn, Apollo, and Ruth, navigate the struggles of adult life, marriage, and parenthood. The animated series picks up twelve years after the events of the 2015 sequel, Ted 2, where John and Ted are now neighbors with families of their own. Corrigan and Walsh, who co-created the show, serve as co-showrunners, while Rough Draft Studios, Inc. handles the animation.",
  "summary": "Peacock has officially announced Ted: The Animated Series, with Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, and Amanda Seyfried returning to voice their original roles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}