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www.postmagazine.com 12 POST MAY/JUNE 2026 The 'Burbs Shooting and editing the Peacock series inspired by a beloved '80s film BY MARC LOFTUS P eacock's The 'Burbs is a mystery/comedy series inspired by the 1989 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks. The new series centers around mixed-race couple Samira (Keke Palmer) and Rob (Jack Whitehall), who inherit Rob's childhood home in what appears to be the perfect suburban neighborhood. Their cul-de-sac, however, is also the location of a mysterious Victorian-era home, which was re- cently purchased by a sketchy man after standing unoccupied for years. Samira, who is on maternity leave from her job as a lawyer, becomes obsessed with the house and its new owner, who she swears is up to no good. She rallies a tight-knit group of equally-nosey neighbors, who join her in unearth- ing the truth about the owner, the house and the neighborhood's dark past. Palmer and Whitehall are joined by a cast that includes Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch and Kapil Talwalkar. Jonathan Furmanski served as cinematographer on the show, shooting all eight episodes, while Jim Flynn handling editing on several episodes. Here, they share insight into the show's production and post. How did you each get involved in working on The 'Burbs? Jonathan Furmanski: "Celeste Hughey is the show- runner and creator of this reboot. Celeste and I had worked together in the past, but had never quite interacted because she was a writer on a couple of shows that I had done. By the time I'm starting work, her work is wrapping up. So between that kind of connection, and then some other people that we have in common, I think she just decided to reach out. I'm — like a lot of people — a big fan of the original movie, and I was really interested to Editor Flynn DP Furmanski