The 7 best Peacock shows you should be watching right now
The 7 best Peacock shows you should be watching right now
If you’re skipping the reality stuff, these scripted picks are where Peacock really delivers
I love watching all the major streamers slowly delineate their brand over time with the kind of shows they greenlight. Obviously, there’s a lot of NBC comedy influence with Peacock, so you know any mockumentaries they put out are going to be great and really funny (we’re actually watching “Parks and Recreation” right now because we missed it when it was airing). But there’s more to Peacock than just great comedies. You’ve got crime thrillers on this list, along with spy shows, and at least one profanity-laced talking bear back for a second season. You’ll notice there’s no reality TV here because, well, I don’t watch it. But there are seven of the best scripted shows streaming on Peacock right now. Let’s go!
Top 7 TV shows streaming on Peacock right now:
No. 7: ‘The Hunting Party’ (2025) | Crime drama
“The Hunting Party” takes a pretty standard crime setup and then just cranks the stakes way up. A secret underground prison in Wyoming called “The Pit” blows up, and suddenly a bunch of the most dangerous serial killers in the country are loose. Not ideal. Melissa Roxburgh plays Bex Henderson, a former FBI profiler who gets pulled back in to lead a task force and track them down.
What I like here is how it mixes that case-of-the-week structure with a bigger mystery about what that prison actually was and why it existed at all. Each killer feels different, so it never gets repetitive, and Bex isn’t just reacting to crimes; she’s trying to think ahead of people who are just as calculated as she is. It feels like a procedural, but with way more urgency and something bigger always hanging over it. Sure, it leans into the corn now and again, but that’s just part of its over-the-top charm.
The Hunting Party
A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
No. 6: ‘PONIES’ (2026) | Spy thriller
“PONIES” takes the spy genre and comes at it from a completely different angle. It’s set in 1977 Moscow and follows two American women working at the embassy who are basically dismissed as background players, labeled “PONIES,” or people of no interest. Then their CIA-agent husbands get killed, and suddenly they’re thrown into that world themselves. The fun of it is that they’re not trained for any of this, so everything feels a little messy and risky.
Emilia Clarke plays Bea as super controlled and detail-oriented, while Haley Lu Richardson’s Twila is more instinct-driven and unpredictable, which keeps things from ever feeling smooth or planned. Most of the tension comes from them trying to operate quietly while knowing they’re being watched all the time, not from big action scenes. It ends up feeling more scrappy and personal than your typical spy show, which is why it stands out.
PONIES
In 1977 Moscow, two “PONIES” (“persons of no interest”) become CIA operatives and uncover a Cold War conspiracy their husbands were killed for.
No. 5: ‘Stumble’ (2025) | Mockumentary comedy
“Stumble” drops you into the world of junior college cheer and fully commits to the bit. Jenn Lyon plays Courteney Potter, a top-tier coach who flames out and ends up rebuilding her career at a tiny, struggling program in Oklahoma. And yeah, the team is a disaster. No experience, big personalities, zero shot at competing with anyone serious. That’s where the show really clicks.
Courteney treats everything like it’s life or death, while the team can barely keep it together, and the mockumentary style lets all those awkward moments and reactions land perfectly. At the same time, it doesn’t make fun of the sport itself. You actually see the team improve, the routines get better, and the stakes start to matter. It’s light, it’s chaotic, and honestly, it’s a great dinner show.
Stumble
Courteney Potter is determined to rally her newly recruited junior college cheer squad to win her record-breaking 15th championship and improve their lives along the way.
No. 4: ‘The Copenhagen Test’ (2025) | Sci-fi spy thriller
“The Copenhagen Test” starts like a spy show and then slowly turns into something way more tense and psychological. Simu Liu plays Alexander Hale, an intelligence analyst who realizes his brain has been hacked, so everything he sees and hears is being monitored in real time.
From there, it’s less about action and more about pressure. He’s still trying to do his job, but now he has to basically perform every second of his life knowing someone is watching. He can’t trust conversations, can’t make normal plans, and has to constantly think ahead just to stay safe. Liu plays it really grounded, which helps a lot because the concept could get out of hand fast. It’s definitely more of a slow burn, but once the conspiracy starts opening up, it pulls you in pretty hard.
The Copenhagen Test
When an analyst discovers his eyes and ears have been hacked, he’s drawn into a controlled world designed by his agency to draw out their enemies.
No. 3: ‘The ‘Burbs’ (2026) | Dark comedy
“The 'Burbs” takes that classic suburban setup and just slowly makes it weirder and weirder. It’s based on the Tom Hanks movie, and here Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall play a couple who move back to his childhood neighborhood, thinking it’ll be calm and easy. It is not. Things feel off almost immediately. Strange neighbors, weird routines, and a house across the street that just doesn’t sit right. Palmer’s character starts digging into it, and that’s where the mystery kicks in.
The show builds tension through small details instead of big reveals, which I liked, and then balances that with a really funny supporting cast like Paula Pell and Mark Proksch. Tara and I felt like it took about three episodes to really get going, but once it clicks, it’s a fun mix of comedy and mystery.
The ‘Burbs
Set in present-day suburbia, a young couple returns to the husband’s childhood home. Their world is upended when new neighbors move in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.
No. 2: ‘ted’ (2024) | Comedy
“ted” goes back to the mid-1990s and basically asks what Ted was like before the movies. Short answer: exactly the same. He’s living in Framingham with teenage John Bennett and his family, and he’s still loud, inappropriate, and constantly causing problems.
Season 2 leans more into John’s senior year of high school, which gives things a bit more structure as John tries to grow up while Ted keeps dragging him sideways. The family dynamic is a big part of why it works. Matty is the old-school dad who thinks he runs everything, Susan is endlessly patient, and Blaire is the one calling everyone out. It’s messy, it’s chaotic, and it somehow still works as a family comedy, just with a talking teddy bear at the center of it. And yeah, it’s still really funny.
ted
It’s 1993 and Ted the bear’s moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he’s willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.
No. 1: ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ (2026) | Sports mockumentary
Tracy Morgan is back on NBC with “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” He plays a former football superstar whose career completely imploded after a gambling scandal, and now he’s trying to rebuild his image in the most public way possible. His big idea is to hire a serious documentary filmmaker, played by Daniel Radcliffe, to capture his comeback. That’s what makes the show work. You’re constantly seeing the gap between how Reggie thinks he looks and how he actually comes across.
It’s basically a comeback story that keeps falling apart in real time. The humor is loud and ridiculous, very “30 Rock” energy, but there’s just enough heart in there that you start to root for him a little. Even when he absolutely does not deserve it. If you’re looking for the best show to stream on Peacock right now, go with “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.”
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
A disgraced former football player is on a mission to rehabilitate his image.