A new report from Variety has announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment has renewed the Twisted Metal TV series for a season 3. Additionally, David Reed will take over as showrunner from the series’ original creator, Michael Jonathan Smith, who has departed the series for unknown reasons.
Season 1 initially premiered in 2023. Season 2 aired in Summer 2025. Previously, a new Twisted Metal game was rumored to be in development. However, Sony reportedly cancelled it internally in 2024. The show stars Anthony Mackie as John Doe, Stephanie Beatriz as Quiet, Samoa Joe as the physical performer of Sweet Tooth, Will Arnett as the vocal performer of Sweet Tooth, and Thomas Haden Church as Agent Stone. Sony and Peacock will likely reveal more details about season 3 at a later date.
Peacock describes the series as follows:
It’s time to put your pedal to metal. From the twisted minds behind Deadpool and Zombieland and executive producers Will Arnett and Anthony Mackie comes the new Peacock Original series Twisted Metal, a high-octane action comedy based on the classic video game series. Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a motor-mouthed outsider who must deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland — if he can survive the drive.
With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief played by Stephanie Beatriz, he’ll face savage marauders and other dangers on the open road. Those dangers just so happen to include Sweet Tooth, a deranged murder clown played by Samoa Joe and Will Arnett, and Agent Stone, a vicious highway patrolman played by Thomas Haden Church. Buckle up people — this one’s gonna be a wild ride.
