Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin is an American  comedy television series developed by Megan Amram and Elizabeth Banks based on characters created by Kay Cannon. It is a television series spin-off of the film series Pitch Perfect. The series premiered on Peacock on November 23, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. In September 2023,  
Peacock decided not to move forward with the second season due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.

Cast and characters

Main

 Adam DeVine as Bumper Allen
 Sarah Hyland as Heidi, Pieter's assistant who is also a secret songwriter. She is an American, but was an army brat.
 Jameela Jamil as Gisela, a former member of DSM and Pieter's ex-girlfriend
 Lera Abova as DJ Das Boot / Thea, Pieter's sister who is a famous Berlin DJ and music producer
 Flula Borg as Pieter Krämer, a former member of Das Sound Machine (DSM) and a music manager. DSM was disbanded after a public lip syncing scandal.

Recurring

 Katharina Thalbach as Ursula, the matron of the hostel

Episodes

Production
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. On January 25, 2022, Flula Borg joined the main cast to reprise his role from Pitch Perfect 2. 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. On March 4, 2022, Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, and Lera Abova were cast as series regulars. A cappella experts Deke Sharon and Ed Boyer returned to arrange and vocal produce the a cappella performances. On January 9, 2023, Peacock renewed the series for a second season. Filming on the series began in March 2022 in Berlin during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Music

Release 
The series was released on Peacock on November 23, 2022. The show can be seen on the W Network in Canada and via the Stack TV add-on with Prime Video.

Reception 
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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 46 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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2020s American musical comedy television series
2022 American television series debuts
2022 American television series endings
American television spin-offs
English-language television shows
Live action television shows based on films
Peacock (streaming service) original programming
Television series by Brownstone Productions
Television series by Universal Television
Television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Television shows affected by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
Television shows filmed in Germany
Television shows set in Berlin