Evil,” the first WWE original series for Peacock, will premiere March 24, the streaming service announced Thursday.
Created and hosted by WWE wrestler and actor John Cena, the eight-part docuseries examines the stories of notable “heels,” or villains, in the WWE’s history. Each episode dives into the career of a different heel, including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks and Roman Reigns. The trailer previews all of the episodes of the series, showcasing both archival footage of notable events in the various performers’ WWE history, as well as interviews that dive into the psychology behind the people playing the heels.
“I’m not playing the character, I am the character,” Roman Reigns says during a talking head interview included in the trailer.” with Micah Brown, who directs and showruns. Additional executive producers include Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn for WWE Studios and Julie Pizzi, Farnaz Farjam and Steve Ezell for Bunim Murray Productions.
All eight episodes of “WWE Evil” will drop on March 24. WWE has also released a trailer for the series; view below.Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Jeff Foxworthy’s new standup special, “The Good Old Days.” Foxworthy’s first solo special in 24 years, “The Good Old Days” finds Foxworthy reflecting on life before cell phones and modern technology, sharing stories about parenting and his wife. Ryan Polito directs the special, which was filmed at the Pantages Theatre Minneapolis.