Peacock TV commissions 'Punky Brewster' sequel, Jimmy Fox of Main Event Media to EP

Peacock, NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service, has ordered a 10-episode first season of Punky Brewster, with original series star Soleil Moon Frye set to reprise her role as the titular character who became a pop culture staple of the 1980s.

The follow-up series to the 1984 NBC sitcom hails from Universal Content Productions (UCP) and Universal Television, divisions of NBCUniversal Content Studios. It will premiere on Peacock when the service launches later this year. Punky Brewster previously had received a pilot order at Peacock.