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The video game TV series Twisted Metal from Sony Pictures TV returns this week on Peacock, and according to showrunner MJ Smith, viewers can look forward to a “more cinematic” season.
Speaking at a roundtable interview with press at the show’s set in Toronto, Smith discussed feedback from Season 1 and what he hopes to achieve with Season 2. He said the feedback from Season 1 was that the show was “doing something right,” which he thought was no small achievement given the difficulties during production. The show premiered in July 2023 amid multiple Hollywood strikes, which meant neither Smith nor the show’s cast–including big names like Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Will Arnett, and Samoa Joe–could promote it.
“I think considering that, it was really nice to see people get it and connect,” Smith said. “And I think, looking at the feedback, my whole vibe coming into Season 2 is what we did was right. We did something right. Now, let’s just make it bigger. Let’s make the car action bigger. Let’s make the comedy bigger. Let’s make the sets feel even more lived in. Let’s, like, really take it up a notch in terms of what we can do with the show and what the show’s tone is.”
Smith said viewers can expect a “more cinematic” Season 2, thanks in part to beefed-up action and stunts. To help with this, the show brought on Logan Holladay, who was Ryan Gosling’s stunt double on Fall Guy and set the world record for most cannon rolls in a car.
“We want to do what we did [in Season 1], better,” Smith said. “We all wanted to adapt the feeling of playing the game. The exciting last-minute turns and the explosions. And that’s the energy we want to bring into the show, where it’s like … I want this to be a fun show to watch. That’s ultimately what this is about.”
Twisted Metal Season 2 premieres July 31 on Peacock.
Sony Pictures Television paid for GameSpot’s flight and accommodation to Toronto to see the Twisted Metal Season 2 set and speak with the cast and crew.
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