Peacock has generated buzz with series like The Day of the Jackal, Love Island USA and, more recently, The Office spin-off The Paper. If you're interested in trying something outside of the streamer's reliable lineup of NBC and Bravo favorites, there are several highly rated original series you can choose from.
Peacock hiked prices over the summer, but if you're keeping the streaming service in your rotation, you should make time to watch these 14 standout shows. Ad-based Peacock runs $11 a month or $110 a year, but eligible Comcast and Instacart subscribers can stream free. You can also check out a new bundle of Peacock and Apple TV (formerly Apple TV Plus).
Brooke Palmer/Peacock Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025- ) A new Peacock true crime drama is called Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy -- not to be confused with the 2021 Peacock docuseries it's based on, John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise. It's about the notorious serial killer who murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1970s and focuses on the victims and their families and systemic failures that encouraged his horrific crimes.
Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited The Day of the Jackal (2024- ) If a 10-episode show with Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne, elaborate assassinations and a cat-and-mouse game sounds like a binge you want to go on, this thriller awaits. Redmayne plays an assassin who can hide his identity like a chameleon and execute targets from more than 2 miles away. Lashana Lynch also stars as a British intelligence officer attempting to stop him. You can look forward to a second season of the show, which reimagines the 1971 novel and 1973 film of the same name. See at Peacock
Fernando Decillis/Peacock Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024) This Peacock crime drama has a show-stopping cast and is based on true events. Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist centers on Kevin Hart's Chicken Man, a hustler who must clear his name after a bold robbery. The show is set in Atlanta in 1970 and also stars Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and singer Chloe Bailey. See at Peacock
Peacock Poker Face (2023- ) What if you could always tell when someone is lying? That's the talent possessed by Natasha Lyonne's Charlie in Poker Face, a 10-episode detective series created by Knives Out writer and director Rian Johnson. Each episode introduces a crime and wraps things up before the next entry starts. With the charisma of Russian Doll star Lyonne and an eye-popping list of guest stars such as Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny and Rhea Perlman, Poker Face is thrilling, addictive TV. See at Peacock
Aaron Epstein/Peacock The Paper (2025- ) The Paper, a new show set in the same universe as the beloved comedy The Office, understandably comes with high expectations. Peacock's spinoff features the same documentary crew and has a shared cast member in Oscar Nuñez's Oscar Martinez, but that about ends the blatant similarities between the two shows. A fresh cast, setting, and plot centered on a newcomer trying to revitalize a dying Midwestern newspaper make this amusing entry worth watching. You can binge the whole first season now. See at Peacock
James Dittiger/Peacock Laid (2024) If you like dark comedies or are a fan of Everything Everywhere All at Once star Stephanie Hsu, look no further than this hilarious half-hour show. Hsu plays a 33-year-old woman who learns that her exes are dying and she has to inform her past lovers and attempt to figure out the cause. Girls actress Zosia Mamet stars as her helpful, true crime-loving best friend. See at Peacock
Peacock Dr. Death (2021-23) Wondery's popular 2018 true crime podcast Dr. Death led me to think in disbelief, "How did nobody put a stop to this guy?" Watching Peacock's TV adaptation of the podcast is a similarly maddening affair. Christopher Duntsch, a Dallas neurosurgeon, killed two patients he operated on and injured 31 others. Watch for a captivating, chilling tale about a surgeon's horrific crime spree that lasted far longer than it should have. See at Peacock
Peacock/Screenshot by CNET The Resort (2022) If you're a sucker for resort-set TV shows that will get you speculating, you should check out this Peacock series. Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper star as a married couple who begin to explore the disappearances of two young people more than a decade earlier. Pack a trunk for paradise and get ready for the twisty story to take hold. See at Peacock
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