'Twisted Metal' Exclusive Clip + First Look Images

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We finally got out first look at the highly anticipated upcoming Peacock series TWISTED METAL this week (June 8). Click inside to watch the clip!

TWISTED METAL is a half-hour live-action television series based on the classic PlayStation game series. The high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, is about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life. He will only get this life if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face 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.

Anthony Mackie stars in the series alongside Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Haden Church, with Will Arnett and Joe Seanoa. Guest stars include Neve Campbell, Richard Cabral, Mike Mitchell, Tahj Vaughans and Lou Beatty Jr. Michael Jonathan Smith wrote and served as the showrunner on the show. He also took on executive producer responsibilities with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland), Will Arnett and Marc Forman (Electric Avenue), Jason Spire (Inspire Entertainment), Peter Principato (Artists First), Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions, Hermen Hulst (Head of PlayStation Studios) and Anthony Mackie (Make It With Gravy Productions).

A couple of months back, Michael Jonathan Smith penned a letter to fans telling them what to expect.

“The year was 2001. Weezer had welcomed fans to an Island in the Sun. Shrek was an all-star at the box office. Pizza Hut had delivered a salami pizza to the International Space Station. And I was a sixteen year old nerd who had just purchased Twisted Metal: Black. The second I inserted that disc into my PlayStation 2, I was transported to a chaotic demolition derby that left me cackling with glee at the chaos of it all. That inescapable feeling of joy is what I wanted to bring to life in our show.

Yes, TWISTED METAL has the cars, it has the weapons, and it has the battles. But what it also has are people. I know you will fall in love with these characters and what drives them, no pun intended (okay, maybe a little intended). You will cheer for our charismatic hero John Doe, played by Anthony Mackie, as he drives across the Divided States of America in search of a place to belong. You’ll laugh as an enigmatic woman named Quiet, played by Stephanie Beatriz, throws John’s world for a loop after a chance encounter, forcing the two together and changing both their lives for the better. You will root for our heroes to take down psychotic highway patrolman Agent Stone, played by Thomas Haden Church, who sees the world in black and blue. And you’ll discover a surprising soulfulness to our deranged, murderous clown Sweet Tooth, voiced by Will Arnett and performed by Joe Seanoa aka wrestler Samoa Joe.

This is a bonkers show about insiders and outsiders, and how our own special apocalypse has divided and isolated us more than ever. But there’s hope. You can find your people and your community. You may just have to get past a terrifying clown driving a well-armed ice cream truck to find them. Buckle up.”

The Kitao Sakurai directed series is set to premiere on July 27. Before then, check out an exclusive first look at TWISTED METAL featuring Sweet Tooth (Joe Seanoa/Will Arnett) and John Doe (Anthony Mackie). Share your thoughts on this clip and the official teaser trailer above in the comments!