Everything to Know About Ted Season 2: Premiere Date & More
More misadventure for Ted and Johnny are headed to Peacock in March!
Spring is near but forget the bunny rabbits - it's teddy bear time!
Seth MacFarlane’s audacious Boston-accented bear is back on Peacock for Season 2 of Ted. Picking back up in the past, John Bennett (Max Burkholde) is now an awkward high school teen with his famous best bear friend Ted, not exactly helping him get much cooler.
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The first season of Ted broke records as Peacock’s most-watched original title and was the #1 Original Streaming Comedy in the U.S. for more than two consecutive months (per Nielsen) following its release on January 11, 2024. Both seasons of the series are produced, written, directed and co-showrun by MacFarlane.
Find out below how to catch all the new episodes exclusively on Peacock.
When does Ted Season 2 premiere?
All eight episodes of Ted Season 2 premiere Thursday, March 5, 2026 exclusively on Peacock.
What is Ted the series about and how does it connect to the films?
A prequel series to Seth MacFarlane's hit films Ted (2012) and Ted 2 (2015), Ted the series fills in the back story of the life and times of 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder) and his sentient teddy bear named Ted. Set up like a dysfunctional sitcom, John has to navigate his hormones, his overbearing dad, his overly supportive mom and his troublesome best friend bear.
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In the opening prologue of Ted (2012), the narrator (Patrick Stewart) explains the Christmas miracle story of how in 1985 eight-year-old John Bennett of Massachusetts wished for his teddy bear to come to life and it came true. But then teddy became a media sensation and had some adventures on his own until he came back to live with grown-up John in the films. What the series does is fill in the blanks about how John and Teddy stayed tight "Thunder Buddies" throughout John's adolescence when he was at his most awkward as a teenager.
Where are Ted and John in Season 2 of Ted?
At this season opens, it's 1994 and John's senior year of high school is underway for the awkward teen. Of course, Ted is still by his side, for better or worse. Together they live in a working-class Boston home with John's parents (Matty and Susan) and cousin (Blaire).
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Per the show synopsis: "Matty is a blustering, blue-collar Bostonian who sees himself as the unequivocal boss of the house and frequently clashes with his liberal niece. Susan is kind, selfless, and almost pathologically sweet when it comes to caring for her family. Blaire is an outspoken college student who often finds herself at odds with her more traditional-minded relatives."
Who is in the Ted series cast?
The core cast of the Ted series remains the same for Season 2:
- Seth MacFarlane - voices Ted the anthropomorphic teddy bear. MacFarlane is the creator of the franchise and directed both films and the entire series.
- Max Burkholder - plays young John Bennett in his high school years.
- Alanna Ubach - plays John's mom, Susan Bennett, the stay-at-home mom with a heart of gold.
- Scott Grimes - plays John's blowhard dad, Matty Bennett.
- Giorgia Whigham - plays Blaire Bennett, John's ultra liberal cousin who is living with the Bennett's as she attends Emerson College.
Watch the trailer for Ted Season 2
Watch the Ted Season 2 trailer here. Just remember that, despite the cute teddy bear, this show is definitely not for the kiddos.
Watch Ted Season 2 on March 5, only on Peacock.
