Jordan Peele stands in a fancy living room

Jordan Peele brings a dead TV series back to life

Jordan Peele is returning to TV with a reboot of Scare Tactics, the 2003 SyFy hidden camera prank series. According to Deadline, “Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions are producing alongside Universal Television Alternative Studios, the unscripted arm of the studio where the Get Out and Nope filmmaker has an overall TV deal.”

If you only look at Peele as a filmmaker, then it seems like he works slowly and methodically, having released a mere three films since 2017. But he is, through Monkeypaw, a prolific producer. In that same eight year span, he has produced or executive produced for 17 projects—8 movies (including his own), 2 shorts (“Hair Love” won the Oscar for best short), 6 TV series, and a podcast. 

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Every 2026 movie I’ve seen, ranked. Became a dad, so catching up. Updated: October 17

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  5. Backrooms
  6. Primetime
  7. Digger
  8. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
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  6. Project Hail Mary
  7. Supergirl
  8. Mortal Kombat II
  9. The Rip
  10. Iron Lung

With a fourth film slated for 2026, the breezy fun of Scare Tactics seems like a nice counterpoint to the drama of putting together a feature film. 

If you never saw Scare Tactics, this is a good example. The devil baby is also hilarious.

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Chris Lambert

Chris Lambert is the co-founder and lead writer of Film Colossus. He specializes in film interpretation, narrative structure, and explaining how movies use story, imagery, and technique to create meaning. His work on Film Colossus has reached millions of readers, with more than 500 articles covering films ranging from Fight Club and Black Swan to Perfect Blue and The Odyssey.

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