The Peacock horror thriller “Teacup” about a mysterious force overtaking a rural Georgia farm, failed to capture a sizable audience and was canceled after just one season.
Starring Yvonne Strahvoski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Scott Speedman (“Felicity”), the oddly titled show, which sounds like it could have been a 19th century “Bridgerton” takeoff, was set in present day over eight episodes covering a span of 48 hours.
It’s a slow burn, science-fiction horror series based loosely on the novel “Stinger” by Robert R. McCammon. A family and their neighbors find themselves trapped (in a “teacup” of sorts, metaphorically) and facing a deadly threat.
The series was shot in 2024 at both Assembly Studios in Doraville and an expansive 124-acre farm in Suwanee.
Credit: RODNEY HO/rho
Credit: RODNEY HO/rho
Reviews were mixed with a 54 score on Metacritic, but a slightly better 77% positive score among critics via Rotten Tomatoes. The audience reviews were comparable with 6.3 on Metacritic and a 70% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Peacock doesn’t reveal data on viewership, but the show never appeared on any Nielsen top 10 most watched TV show list after it premiered last fall.
Soon after “Teacup” came out, the streaming service released another series shot in metro Atlanta “Hysteria!” set in the 1980s about demon forces that may be overtaking a town starring Julie Bowen, Anna Camp and Bruce Campbell. There is no word if that show is getting a second season, but that drama did receive stronger reviews than “Teacup.”
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