Lay Riotta

A friend of mine recently texted me with a pretty simple question:

“What’s good on peacock? I got it for a month?”

It’s a fair question. Most of us subscribe to streaming services for a specific show, a free trial, or a good deal, only to realize we have no idea what else is worth our time. Peacock is one of those services that quietly has a surprisingly deep library. Between classic sitcoms, original series, blockbuster movies, documentaries, live sports, and a handful of hidden gems, there’s a lot to choose from—but not everything deserves a spot on your watchlist.

So I put together the recommendations I immediately thought of. Whether you’re planning to binge an entire series, revisit an old favorite, or finally watch something you’ve been putting off for years, these are the titles I’d recommend checking out before your month is up.

• Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2026 – Fans of Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Will love this satirical award show that has somehow gotten to be taken white seriously over the past year.
• Poker Face – This comedy-drama is brought to you by Natasha Lyonne and Knives Out creator Rian Johnson. It almos plays out like an anthology series. Lyonne plays a character who has the ability to determine when someone is lying and uses it to help people out on her travels across the country. Each episode has a new guest star.
• Saturday Night Live UK – after over 75 years of Saturday Night Live in the United States, we finally got another iteration. The first season had eight episodes. All with British house and musical. Guess aside from Tina Fey hosting the very first episode. Other Noble house included Riz Ahmed, Jack Whitehall, and Hannah Waddingham. The show is hilarious and the weekend update anchors absolutely crush it.
• Slip – This show is created by, written by, directed by, and starring Zoe Lister Jones. If that isn’t enough to sell you that I don’t know what will be. This sci-fi romance follows. A woman waking up in different parallel universes, married to different people trying to find a way back to her husband to find out if he is actually the one.
• Ted – Fans of Seth MacFarlane will love this television series based off of his films starring Mark Wahlberg who goes through life with his Teddy Ruxpin who has come to life and has zero filter. The two season show is a prequel to the films and costars Alanna Ubach who is one of the best character actors of our time.
• The Burbs – This remake of the popular Tom Hanks film is a series starring Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall as new parents who move back to Whitehalls idyllic, yet suspicious home. What We Do in the Shadow’s Mark Proksch and Saturday Night Live’s Paula Pell costar in the show and add a crazy amount of laughs to the season.
• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins – speaking of Tina Faye, if you enjoyed 30 rock, or any other things that she has done. Then you will love this TV show. It is a documentary that follows Tracy Morgan as a former football player who is trying to make a comeback. Despite being kicked out of the league. The cast also includes include Bobby Moynihan who plays his roommate and former teammate and Daniel Radcliffe who plays the also failed film director, who is trying to make his come back with the documentary.
• The Miniature Wife – this sci-fi/romance/comedy follows Matthew Mcfayden and Elizabeth Banks as a married couple on the rocks. When Banks’s character is shrunken by her husbands latest invention, they have to hide it from their family and colleagues and find a way to fix her and their marriage.
• Twisted Metal – if you grew up in the 90s, and you definitely grew up playing Twisted Metal on the PlayStation. This precursor to Grandtheft auto allowed you to fight to the death in an all out or in cars armored up and powered with guns, rockets, blades, and anything else that could kill your enemies. The post-apocalyptic television show is equal parts hilarious as it is violent and stars Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz.