Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

Characters
by Kay Cannon

United States

English

1

6

  • Mike Spragg
  • Agnesh Pakozdi

  • Spencer Houck
  • Monika Radwanska
  • Kristi Shimek
  • Matthew Jensen

27–31 minutes

November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)

as Bumper Allen

Adam DeVine

as Heidi, Pieter's assistant who is also a secret songwriter. She is an American, but was an army brat.

Sarah Hyland

as Gisela, a former member of DSM and Pieter's ex-girlfriend

Jameela Jamil

as DJ Das Boot / Thea, Pieter's sister who is a famous Berlin DJ and music producer

Lera Abova

as Pieter Krämer, a former member of Das Sound Machine (DSM) and a music manager. DSM was disbanded after a public lip syncing scandal.

Flula Borg

Production[edit]

On September 21, 2021, Peacock gave a straight-to-series order to reboot the Pitch Perfect film series. The series was created by Megan Amram, who executive produced alongside Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Paul Brooks, Scott Neimeyer, and Adam DeVine. DeVine starred, reprising his role from the film series. Brownstone Productions, Gold Circle Films, and Universal Television were involved in producing the series.[2] On January 25, 2022, Flula Borg joined the main cast to reprise his role from Pitch Perfect 2.[6] On February 10, 2022, it was reported that Todd Strauss-Schulson would direct the first two episodes of the series and executive produce the pilot.[7] On March 4, 2022, Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, and Lera Abova were cast as series regulars.[8] A cappella experts Deke Sharon and Ed Boyer returned to arrange and vocal produce the a cappella performances.[9] On January 9, 2023, Peacock renewed the series for a second season.[4] Filming on the series began in March 2022 in Berlin during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]


On September 21, 2023, the second season of Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin was scrapped due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[5]

Release[edit]

The series was released on Peacock on November 23, 2022.[3] The show can be seen on the W Network in Canada and via the Stack TV add-on with Prime Video.[12]

Reception[edit]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 46% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 13 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "This unlikely spinoff has a surprising amount of heart, but Bumper in the Berlin can only sustain its thin premise for so long before the whole concept goes off-key."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 46 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

at IMDb

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

on Peacock

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin