Highly Successful NextGen Creators Include Charlie Curtis-Beard, Katie Florence, Serena Kerrigan, and Daren Vongirdner
Each Creator Developed and Executed Their Series from Concept to Screen as Part of NBCUniversal’s Creator Accelerator Program
Brand Sponsors BetterHelp and the US Army Join to Connect with Peacock’s Highly Engaged Audience
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Series’ Official Trailers HERE
Series’ Key Art + Materials HERE
New York, New York – May 1, 2025 – Today, Peacock announced four new emerging artist-led series, each concept developed and executed by next-gen creators – Charlie Curtis-Beard, Katie Florence, Serena Kerrigan, and Daren Vongirdner – successful self-made social media stars with passionate followings and thriving businesses. Launching on Monday, May 19, audiences will be able to tune into all episodes of each scripted original including “The Warehouse Phase,” “The Kouncil,” “Older Hotter Wiser,” and “People Like Me.”
Curtis-Beard, Florence, Kerrigan, and Vongirdner collaborated with NBCUniversal through the media and entertainment company’s Creator Accelerator Program, an industry-first initiative that identifies and develops the next generation of premium content creators. Each storyteller elevated their craft through enriching content development work by learning network-level production in bringing their series to life with accomplished production companies, Telemundo Studios and Tandem Pictures, while tapping into NBCUniversal executives, talent, mentorship, and training resources.
Additionally, brand sponsors BetterHelp and the US Army join this moment to connect with Peacock’s highly engaged audience. BetterHelp will be integrated throughout “People Like Me,” to further highlight the importance of mental health. While, the US Army will surround the Emerging Artist Series on the platform with contextually aligned media shining a spotlight on the opportunities Army service offers young Americans.
The new lineup of series adds to Peacock’s robust content slate of entertainment, reality, news, sports and live moments driving the next chapter of premium TV. In service of their fandoms, these stories are an innovative take on the scripted series format – blending genres and varying episode lengths – to authentically adapt each creator’s voice and vision to streaming. Key details follow:
- About The Warehouse Phase: Malachi Moore, or Chi for short, is an overlooked musician who begrudgingly dives into the world of content creation and influencers after Nic P, an infamous rapper and influencer, dies unexpectedly. After being propelled into stardom Chi navigates his newfound audience, authentic self, friendships, and a rocky love life. Chi must learn to balance his love for music, his addiction to stardom, and his desperate search for a mysterious record executive all in the unapologetic pursuit of his ultimate goal; fame.
- Executive Producers: Julie Christeas, Charlie Curtis-Beard
- Directors: Sam McConnell, Darren C Bui, Samuel Li
- Writers: Chalie Curtis-Beard, Nate Flaks, Rena Patel, Austin Archer, Mateo Gomez. Yamini Nambimadon, Samuel Li
- Key Cast: Charlie Curtis-Beard
- Produced by: Tandem Pictures
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Format: Scripted Dramedy Series / 6 x ~12-minute episodes
- About The Kouncil: Katie Florence is picking up the pieces after a crushing breakup. Living alone for the first time, she relies on her personified inner council—to guide her through the chaos of adulthood. Logic pushes for rational decisions, Heart longs for love, Anxiety anticipates every possible disaster, and Lady Parts has her own agenda. As Katie navigates friendships, romance, career setbacks, and self-worth, she constantly battles between doing what she wants and what she needs. With humor, vulnerability, and occasional self-sabotage, Katie learns that growing up means accepting every part of herself—even the messy ones.
- Executive Producers: Elizabeth Suarez, Katie Florence
- Director: Carlos V. Gutierrez
- Writer: Maor Ohzana
- Key Cast: Katie Florence, Erika Priscilla
- Produced by: Telemundo Studios
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Format: Scripted Comedy Series / 6 x ~12-minute episodes
- About Older Hotter Wiser: A young woman is ready to take on Hollywood, but first she must get there. When a logistical mishap forces her and her boyfriend onto a chaotic road trip to LA, what starts as a simple journey spirals into a wild ride filled with unexpected detours, mischief, and a reckoning with her past. As old mistakes resurface and the carefully crafted persona she built online begins to blur with reality, she’s forced to confront what she truly wants—for her career, her relationship, and herself. She’s older, hotter, and on the verge of something big. But is she finally wiser?
- Executive Producers: Serena Kerrigan, Julie Christeas
- Director: Sam McConnell
- Writer: Serena Kerrigan
- Key Cast: Serena Kerrigan, Felix Levine
- Produced by: Tandem Pictures
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Format: Scripted Comedy Series / 7 x ~12-minute episodes
- About People Like Me: People Like Me follows a guy navigating the pitfalls of being human. Struggling with anxiety, relationships, and self-doubt, he turns to his therapist for guidance. Through their sessions, he learns to embrace life’s unpredictability, often in unexpected ways; sometimes through song, sometimes through dance, and always with humor. As he stumbles through friendships, heartbreaks, and personal growth, he discovers that life’s chaos isn’t something to be feared but something to be played with. With each misstep, he inches closer to understanding himself, realizing that being human isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about embracing the journey, no matter how ridiculous it gets.
- Executive Producers: Julie Christeas, Daren Vongirdner
- Director: Daren Vongirdner
- Writers: Daren Vongirdner, Ava Gordy, Jonathan Gauran
- Key CasT: Daren Vongirdner
- Produced by: Tandem Pictures
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Format: Scripted Dramedy Series / 6 x ~12-minute episodes
The launch of these new programs builds upon NBCUniversal’s commitment to deliver fresh, engaging premium content that informs, entertains and shapes the world. To learn more about Peacock Emerging Artist Series, visit https://www.peacocktv.com/.
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