Elizabeth Hurley Joins ‘The ’Burbs’ Season 2 As Series Regular

EXCLUSIVE:  Elizabeth Hurley (The Royals) has been cast as a series regular in Peacock‘s The ‘Burbs upcoming second season. She will play Rob Fisher’s (Jack Whitehall) mother, Beverly Fisher. 

Season 1 of the mystery comedy, inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home. Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood. 

Details regarding the focus of Season 2 are under wraps.

In addition to Whitehall, the returning series regular cast also includes Keke Palmer, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch and Kapil Talwalkar.

The ‘Burbs is created by showrunner and executive producer Celeste Hughey. Additional EPs include Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door, Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody for Imagine Entertainment, and writer Hilary Winston. Dana Olsen co-executive produces the 8-episode project from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Hurley has been acting in movies and TV shows for over 30 years, with many of her most popular roles in the Mike Myers comedy feature Austin Powers, the CW hit series Gossip Girl, the Harold Ramis-directed Bedazzled and the Hulu/Marvel series Runaways. She starred in E’s The Royals, playing the Queen of England for four seasons. Recent projects include Tubi’s Breaking Bear, which reunited her with her Bedazzled costar Brendan Fraser, Netflix’s Father Christmas is Back and Lionsgate’s Christmas in Paradise.

Hurley has just produced and starred in the movie Strictly Confidential for Lionsgate Entertainment. Past producing credits include the movies Extreme Measures for Sony and Mickey Blue Eyes for Warner Bros. She is repped by Gersh and Untitled Entertainment.