Twisted Metal (TV series)

• Anthony Mackie as John Doe
• Stephanie Beatriz as Quiet
• Thomas Haden Church as Agent Stone
• Samoa Joe as Sweet Tooth
  • Will Arnett as the voice of Sweet Tooth
• Richard Cabral as Loud

• Neve Campbell as Raven
• Tahj Vaughans as Mike
• Mike Mitchell as Stu
• Lou Beatty Jr. as Tommy
• Michael Carollo
• Chloe Fineman

In May 2019, during an investor relations presentation, Sony Pictures Television confirmed that a television series based on the video game series, Twisted Metal, was in "advanced development" alongside PlayStation Productions.[5] By February 2021, the series was announced with Will Arnett, Rhett Reese, Michael Jonathan Smith and Paul Wernick on board to executive produce. Smith serves as showrunner and wrote the series based on an original take by Reese and Wernick.[6] In February 2022, the half-hour action-comedy was greenlit by Peacock.[7] The following month, Kitao Sakurai joined the series as an executive producer in addition to directing multiple episodes.[8]

In September 2021, Anthony Mackie was the first to be cast and also serves as one of the executive producers. He plays John Doe, a "smart-ass milkman" with amnesia, who gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if he can survive the onslaught of vehicular combat.[9] In May 2022, Stephanie Beatriz and Thomas Haden Church was cast in starring roles as Quiet and Agent Stone, respectively. Quiet is a car thief that forms an antagonistic bond with John Doe.[10] Agent Stone is described as "a cold and unyielding post-apocalyptic highway patrolman who rules the roads".[11] Neve Campbell was cast in a recurring role as Raven.[12]

In June, Will Arnett joined the cast, voicing the character Sweet Tooth from the video game series.[13] Sweet Tooth is a "hulking killer in a ghoulish clown mask who prowls the streets of "Lost Vegas" in a weaponized ice cream truck.[1] Wrestler Samoa Joe physically portrays Sweet Tooth.[14]

Richard Cabral was cast as Beatriz's overprotective brother, Loud.[15] Tahj Vaughans and Mike Mitchell portray best friends, Mike and Stu.[14] Lou Beatty Jr plays Tommy, "a grizzled and weathered cartographer who knows the dangers of the Wild Midwest".[14] Michael Carollo and Chloe Fineman have undisclosed roles.[16]

On an estimated budget (before tax incentives) of $72.3 million,[17] season one began principal photography in May 2022, in New Orleans, with James McMillan serving as the cinematographer,[18] and wrapped that August.[19][20] Shooting in New Orleans in the summer came with some challenges with Smith telling NOLA.com, "We dealt with lightning delays, hurricane threats, extreme heat and cars that wouldn't do as they were told".[1]