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Peacock Just Revealed Release Dates for Three Major Sequels, Including Nobody 2

Peacock Just Revealed Release Dates for Three Major Sequels, Including Nobody 2
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Peacock locks in streaming premieres for three buzzy sequels — Nobody 2, The Bad Guys 2, and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — fresh off strong reviews from critics and audiences.

Peacock is stacking November with sequels: one final visit to the manor, one bone-crunching vigilante round two, and one animated heist crew back on the job. All three landed well with critics and audiences, so this is not a shovelware dump. Here is when each one drops and what you are getting.

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (streams Nov 7, exclusively on Peacock)
    Third and final chapter of the film series, and it is the best-reviewed of the bunch with a 91% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It cleared over $100 million at the global box office. Returning cast: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, and Douglas Reith, with Paul Giamatti and Dominic West also back. New faces this time: Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, and Arty Froushan.
  • Nobody 2 (streams Nov 14, exclusively on Peacock)
    Bob Odenkirk returns, now with a 77% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, which is 6% lower than the first movie but still solid for a sequel built on bruises. It earned $41 million worldwide in theaters. Directed by Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto, from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad (the creator of John Wick), Odenkirk, Aaron Rabin, and Umair Aleem. The cast stacks up with Sharon Stone, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, RZA, Colin Hanks, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Ironside, Billy MacLellan, Gage Munroe, and more.
  • The Bad Guys 2 (streams Nov 21, exclusively on Peacock)
    The animated sequel sits at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes from 109 reviews and pulled in $231 million worldwide. Directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, based on Aaron Blabey's New York Times best-selling book series. Voice cast: returning players Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf, Marc Maron as safe-cracker Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson as master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha, and Awkwafina as hacker Ms. Tarantula (aka Webs). New voices include Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Maria Bakalova, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh, and Alex Borstein.

So, November goes: manor on the 7th, mayhem on the 14th, mischief on the 21st. All exclusive to Peacock, all already vetted by the tomato gods. Not a bad little three-week binge.