Another season ofPitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlinis on the way. PerVariety, it’s been announced that the series has been officially renewed for season 2. This follows the first season premiering on the NBCUniversal-owned streaming platform on Nov. 23. Featuring Adam Devine reprising his role as Bumper Allen after the character moves to Germany, the series has been a hit with fans of the franchise, setting the record at Peacock as the most-watched comedy premiere in the streamer’s history.
“We knew fans of thePitch Perfectfranchise were going to sing the praises ofBumper in Berlinand enjoy seeing a new side of Adam Devine’s character,” NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner said in a statement. “Along with our partners at UTV, Megan Amram, Elizabeth Banks, and Max Handelman crafted an incredibly unique and charming story with new takes on iconic songs. We can’t wait to dive further into this new hit with Peacock audiences.”
Universal TV’s Erin Underhill adds, “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlinhit all the right notes,” added Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television. “We are thrilled to reunite with this fantastic team as there are many new and surprising stories to tell with these hilarious and lovable characters. We look forward to taking the next season to new heights.”
Devine is part of an ensemble cast that also includes Flula Borg, Sarah Hyland, Lera Abova, and Jameela Jamil. The spinoff series is created by showrunner Megan Amram. Amram also executive produces with Banks and Handelman of Brownstone Productions alongside Paul Brooks and Scott Neimeyer of Gold Circle Films. Devine also serves as an exeuctive producer with directors Todd Strauss-Schulson and Richie Keen.
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Adam Devine Was Stoked to Continue Bumper’s Story
“Obviously, those movies changed my life, so I was excited when they brought this idea to me,“Devine recently told us at MovieWebabout reprising hisPitch Perfectrole for a new series. He also explained what it is that he enjoys about playing the Bumper character in thePitch Perfectuniverse.
“There’s something so endearing about a sweet, nice guy who is also a total idiot,” he said. “And I think from the movies, I was more of the antagonist, and I was kind of the villain. Like, I have a Teen Choice Award, I have a surfboard that says Best Movie Villain. I beat Bane [fromThe Dark Knight Rises] that year, for the firstPitch Perfectmovie. But if you’ve seen him in the new series,Bumper in Berlin, he’s grown as a person a little bit, and he’s less of a villain. You see that life has sort of hit him hard, and he realizes he can’t be as wildly mean to people as he was, specifically in the first movie.”
He added, “I think everyone can sort of relate to being in that place in your life, where you feel stuck, and you want to be bigger and better than you currently are. And you just feel like you don’t know how to do it, and you’re not given the shot to do it. So it’s sort of wish fulfillment for anyone who’s just like, ‘Man, I wish I could just pack up and move somewhere and follow my dream, but I never will.’ Bumper gets the opportunity, and he does.”
This is obviously great news that the show is getting renewed, but the day has been bittersweet for Devine. Shortly after he got word thatPitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlinwould get a second season, he found out that theWorkaholicsmovie he was set to film with the other original cast members of that showhad been scrapped. The project would have begun shooting in five weeks.
