Mark Wahlberg is returning to the Tedfranchise for a sequel, making up for what we could have had with the original spin-off TV series. Seth MacFarlane is best known for being the creator and star of Family Guy, but the other title he's known for is Ted, the comedy franchise that's spawned two films and a TV series on Peacock. Mark Wahlberg plays the lead role as John in the Ted movies, with MacFarlane voicing the titular bear in both the films and the TV show. Max Burkholder was cast as the younger John in the 2024 prequel show. 3z1q6d

A Tedanimated show is on the way, and it's set to bring Mark Wahlberg back to the franchise after 10 years. Hitting theaters in 2012, the first Ted movie hailed from writer and director Seth MacFarlane, who also provided the voice of the titular foul-mouthed teddy bear. Wahlberg appeared in the film as John Bennett, Ted's best friend, a role that he would reprise for Ted 2 (2015) after the original movie's massive success. Wahlberg didn't return, however, for the recent Ted prequel series on Peacock.

Seth MacFarlane's Ted prequel series leaves VFX artists floored by how the title character is animated as excitement for season 2 builds. The Peacock original series follows Ted (MacFarlane) and John Bennett (Max Burkholder) in the mid-1990s, with the pair attending high school and getting into various misadventures. Ted season 2 was confirmed thanks to its major success on the platform, with the episodes having wrapped filming in January 2025. Much like the movies, the show uses VFX to bring the titular bear to life, this time over the course of a 7-episode series.

Ted has received a major production update. The Peacock comedy show, which was created by Seth MacFarlane, is a prequel to his two-part movie franchise of the same name and follows the titular sentient teddy bear as he and his human best friend John Bennett (Max Burkholder, taking over for Mark Wahlberg, who played the character as an adult in the movies) have a variety of adventures in the early 1990s. The Ted season 2 was renewed in May 2024, just four months after season 1 dropped in its entirety on the streaming platform.

Mark Wahlberg's career has been incredibly varied over three decades. He has worked with some highly influential directors on critically acclaimed films, which started with his breakout role playing Eddie/Dirk in Boogie Nights, an epic drama directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. This role earned him buzz, but it was not until a decade later that he received his first Academy Award nomination for Best ing Actor for The Departed. Wahlberg also got a nomination for his producing work on The Fighter, which was nominated for Best Picture.

With nearly a year gone since the show's record-breaking debut, Giogria Whigham has shared a new behind-the-scenes video from Tedseason 2. Created and led by Seth MacFarlane in the titular role, the Peacock comedy serves as a prequel to MacFarlane's movie franchise of the same name, exploring the teenage years of Ted the talking bear and John Bennett, as well as their dysfunctional family life. Also starring Max Burkholder, Scott Grimes, Alanna Ubach and Whigham in Ted's cast, season 1 became the best-reviewed installment in the franchise, with its strong viewership also netting it a season 2 renewal.

After years of success on both the big and small screens, Alanna Ubach is being eyed for awards consideration for her work in Ted. Ubach first broke out with her ing role in the Legally Blonde movies as one of Elle's best friends, Serena, before finding further success in the Ryan Reynolds-led restaurant comedy Waiting..., Nickelodeon's El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera and Pixar's Coco. More recently, Ubach has been seen in HBO's Euphoria, starring as the mom to Sydney Sweeney's Cassie and Maude Apatow's Lexi, as well as Max's The Flight Attendant and the Oscar-nominated Bombshell.

Seth MacFarlane's beloved talking teddy bear is already gearing up to come back to the screen in an exciting Tedseason 2 production update. The Peacock show serves as a prequel to MacFarlane's movies of the same name, exploring the teenage years of John Bennett and the titular bear, as well as his family life with his parents and cousin, Blaire. Led by Max Burkholder as John, taking over from Mark Wahlberg, and MacFarlane reprising his role, Ted season 1 garnered generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, setting a new franchise high on Rotten Tomatoes.

Tedseason 2 has been confirmed at Peacock, months after the comedy's strong debut. Arriving on January 11, theprequel unfolds in 1993 after the opening sequence of the first film, and it follows the early life of the sentient bear. Ted lives with John Bennett and his family in Massachusetts, which includes John's father, Matty, his mother, Susan, and his cousin Blaire, who attends a nearby college. Franchise creator Seth MacFarlane returns to voice, with the Ted cast featuring Max Burkholder, Alanna Ubach, Giorgia Whigham, and Scott Grimes.

The Ted prequel TV show created by Seth MacFarlane adds to the lore of his movies in several ways. While the Ted franchise isn't especially prolific for its worldbuilding, the new show adds some interesting context to the scenarios and characters from the original movies with Mark Wahlberg. Watching the Ted show isn't necessary to understand the movies, but each can enhance the experience of the other.