Twisted Metal
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Twisted Metal (2023) is a action and fantasy series from Peacock. It has built a run of 22 episodes. It premiered on July 27, 2023. Viewers rate it 7 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 3 seasons.
What Twisted Metal Is About
Twisted Metal is about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he faces savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 22 episodes, spread across 3 seasons and it leans into its action/fantasy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Will Arnett, Joe Seanoa and Anthony Mackie to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Will Arnett, Joe Seanoa, Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Anthony Carrigan and Thomas Haden Church lead the cast.
Key roles include Will Arnett as Sweet Tooth; Joe Seanoa as Sweet Tooth; Anthony Mackie as John Doe; Stephanie Beatriz as Quiet; Anthony Carrigan as Calypso.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, fantasy and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Peacock’s other originals, a 7/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2023 and carried by Peacock with the series still running, it lands hardest with action and fantasy viewers.
How Twisted Metal Compares
If Twisted Metal lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/fantasy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Twisted Metal comes from Peacock. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Twisted Metal is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Will Arnett and Joe Seanoa doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/fantasy roots, It has held up since 2023 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Twisted Metal is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and fantasy lane, at 22 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7/10. Watch it if you want action/fantasy you can settle into.
