Peacock just got into the streaming business in 2020, but the NBC Universal streamer has already nixed a few of its most interesting shows, like “The Lost Symbol,” “Saved By The Bell,” “Rutherford Falls,” and “Queer as Folk.” There was never an official cancellation announcement for “MacGruber, though. Will Forte says he and the rest of the team behind the show — including co-creators John Solomon and Jorma Taccone and co-stars Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe — just want the chance to get together one more time. “There are just so many people on the crew behind the scenes that are such a part of it, the names that people don’t know but are instrumental in the lifeblood of this thing,” Forte shares. “It’s a big family that we would love to all be together again.”
The fact that Peacock has stayed mum about the status of “MacGruber” makes it easy to believe that, despite everything stacked against it, the show might still come back for one more round of chaotic comedy. “I would never count it out,” Forte says. “We just need to wait for the right time. And there’s a very good chance that it’ll never happen again. Or we find some way to make it happen again, which would just be a huge blessing.” It sounds like Peacock has a metaphorical choice between two different-colored wires; hopefully, they cut the right one and let “MacGruber” have one last ride.
Either way, Forte sounds grateful for everything the team has done so far. “We didn’t think we’d get to do this last season,” he says, “so anything else will just be gravy on gravy.”