Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Characters
by Kay Cannon
- Leo Birenberg
- Zach Robinson
United States
English
1
6
- Christoph Fisser
- Henning Molfenter
- Charlie Woebcken
- Todd Strauss-Schulson
- Richie Keen
- Adam DeVine
- Paul Brooks
- Scott Niemeyer
- Elizabeth Banks
- Max Handelman
- Megan Amram
- Mike Spragg
- Agnesh Pakozdi
- Spencer Houck
- Monika Radwanska
- Kristi Shimek
- Matthew Jensen
27–31 minutes
- Brownstone Productions
- Gold Circle Films
- Mme. Anagram
- Universal Television
November 23, 2022
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]
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]