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Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
GenreComedy
Based onCharacters
by Kay Cannon
Developed byMegan Amram & Elizabeth Banks
Starring
Music byLeo Birenberg and Zach Robinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Production locationBerlin
Cinematography
  • Mike Spragg
  • Agnesh Pakozdi
Editors
  • Spencer Houck
  • Monika Radwanska
  • Kristi Shimek
  • Matthew Jensen
Running time27–31 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkPeacock
Original releaseNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) –
present (present)

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.[1] It is a television series spin-off of the film series Pitch Perfect.[2] The series premiered on Peacock on November 23, 2022.[3] In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.[4]

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Megan Amram

Megan Amram

Megan Amram is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series The Good Place. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy.

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She went on to direct, write, produce, and star in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019). She also directed and produced the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman.

Kay Cannon

Kay Cannon

Kay Cannon is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. She is best known for writing and producing the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial debut with the comedy film Blockers (2018). Cannon was also a writer and producer for the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2012) and the FOX comedy series New Girl (2012–2014). She created, wrote and produced the short-lived Netflix comedy-drama series Girlboss (2017).

Pitch Perfect (franchise)

Pitch Perfect (franchise)

Pitch Perfect is an American musical comedy media franchise created by Kay Cannon, loosely based on the non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin. Jason Moore directed the first film, Elizabeth Banks directed the second, and Trish Sie directed the third. Paul Brooks, Max Handelman, and Banks produced the films. The film series features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Ben Platt, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, Hailee Steinfeld, Chrissie Fit, John Michael Higgins, and Banks; while the television series stars DeVine. The series is distributed by Universal Pictures.

Peacock (streaming service)

Peacock (streaming service)

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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

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Sarah Hyland

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Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Jameela Alia Jamil is a British actress and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of The Official Chart, and was co-host of The Official Chart Update alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She was the first solo female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 chart show.

Flula Borg

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Flula Borg is a German actor, comedian, and musician, often known simply as Flula, known for his comedic personality. Borg's acting career includes roles in feature films, including Pitch Perfect 2 and The Suicide Squad, as well as in a number of television shows, including Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Good Place. He has made multiple appearances on Conan and has participated in a number of other collaborations with Conan O'Brien.

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

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Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Backpfeifengesicht"
"A Face in Need of a Slap"
Todd Strauss-SchulsonTeleplay by : Megan Amram
Story by : Megan Amram & Elizabeth Banks
November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
2"Torschlusspanik"
"The Feeling That Your One Window of Opportunity Is Closing"
Todd Strauss-SchulsonSono Patel & Rajat Suresh & Jeremy LevickNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
3"Verschlimmbessern"
"To Make Something Worse While Trying to Make It Better"
Richie KeenNoah GarfinkelNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
4"Streicheleinheit"
"The Feeling of Yearning for Love and Affection"
Richie KeenKathleen Chen & Brian PolkNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
5"Mutterseelenallein"
"The Mother of All Loneliness"
Maureen BharoochaLeah BeckmannNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
6"Lebensabschnittspartner"
"The Person You Are with at the Moment"
Richie KeenKassia MillerNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)

Production

On September 21, 2021, Peacock gave a straight-to-series order to reboot the Pitch Perfect film series. The series is created by Megan Amram who is expected to executive produce alongside Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Paul Brooks, Scott Neimeyer, and Adam DeVine. DeVine is set to star and reprise his role from the film series. Brownstone Productions, Gold Circle Films, and Universal Television are the companies involved with producing the series.[2] On January 25, 2022, Flula Borg joined the main cast to reprise his role from Pitch Perfect 2.[5] On February 10, 2022, it was reported that Todd Strauss-Schulson is set to direct the first two episodes of the series and executive produce the pilot.[6] On March 4, 2022, Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, and Lera Abova were cast as series regulars.[7] A cappella experts Deke Sharon and Ed Boyer returned to arrange and vocal produce the a cappella performances.[8] On January 9, 2023, Peacock renewed the series for a second season.[4]

Filming on the series began in March 2022 in Berlin.[9]

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Megan Amram

Megan Amram

Megan Amram is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series The Good Place. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy.

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She went on to direct, write, produce, and star in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019). She also directed and produced the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman.

Max Handelman

Max Handelman

Max Handelman is an American sportswriter, producer, and blogger. He co-wrote the book Why Fantasy Football Matters: with Erik Barmack. Handelman is married to actress Elizabeth Banks. Handelman co-founded the production company Brownstone Productions, whose first film, Surrogates, was released in 2009.

Paul Brooks

Paul Brooks

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Adam DeVine

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Brownstone Productions

Brownstone Productions

Brownstone Productions is an American film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing films in the Pitch Perfect franchise, Charlie's Angels (2019) and Cocaine Bear (2023).

Gold Circle Films

Gold Circle Films

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Flula Borg

Flula Borg

Flula Borg is a German actor, comedian, and musician, often known simply as Flula, known for his comedic personality. Borg's acting career includes roles in feature films, including Pitch Perfect 2 and The Suicide Squad, as well as in a number of television shows, including Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Good Place. He has made multiple appearances on Conan and has participated in a number of other collaborations with Conan O'Brien.

Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Jameela Alia Jamil is a British actress and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of The Official Chart, and was co-host of The Official Chart Update alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She was the first solo female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 chart show.

Deke Sharon

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Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions.

Music

Release

The series was released on Peacock on November 23, 2022.[3] The show can be seen on the W Network in Canada and via the Stack TV add-on with Prime Video.[10]

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Peacock (streaming service)

Peacock (streaming service)

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W Network

W Network

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StackTV

StackTV

StackTV is a Canadian subscription video streaming package offered by Corus Entertainment through Amazon's Prime Video Channels. It was announced on June 3, 2019, and launched shortly thereafter as an add-on for Amazon Prime subscribers.

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video

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Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 44% with an average rating of 6.2/10, based on 9 critic reviews.[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 46 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]

Source: "Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_Perfect:_Bumper_in_Berlin.

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References
  1. ^ "Bumper in Berlin". Writers Guild of America West. July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (September 21, 2021). "'Pitch Perfect' Series Ordered at Peacock, Adam Devine to Star With Elizabeth Banks Producing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Schwartz, Ryan (June 29, 2022). "Pitch Perfect and Best Man Sequels, Julie Plec's Vampire Academy Among 10 Peacock Release Dates — See Full Slate". TVLine. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Campione, Katie (January 9, 2023). "'Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin' Scores Season 2 Renewal At Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 25, 2022). "'Pitch Perfect': Flula Borg Joins Adam Devine In Peacock TV Series, Reprising Pieter Krämer Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  6. ^ White, Peter (February 10, 2022). "'Pitch Perfect': Todd Strauss-Schulson To Direct & EP Pilot Of Peacock Spinoff Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (March 4, 2022). "Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, Lera Abova Round Out Cast Of Peacock's 'Pitch Perfect' TV Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Megan Amram Interview: Pitch Perfect Bumper in Berlin". Screen Rant. 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Pitch Perfect TV Series Officially Begins Filming at Peacock". Midgard News. March 5, 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin". W Network. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  11. ^ "Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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