Twelve years ago, writer-director Seth MacFarlane introduced audiences to Ted in his first-ever feature. The R-rated buddy comedy starred Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett, whose childhood best friend is a talking teddy bear (voiced by MacFarlane) he wished to life on a star. Though it sounds like the premise of a Disney movie, Ted was less cuddly plushie, and more like exactly what you'd expect from the creator behind American Dad! and Family Guy.

In his new Peacock series, Ted, MacFarlane takes viewers back to the formative high school years of John (Max Burkholder) and Ted, in 1993, when, as the tagline reads, everything went wrong. Rather than hang around the house causing havoc, John's family makes Ted attend high school with John, where the duo discovers the highs and lows of being a teenager. The show also stars Alanna Ubach, Scott Grimes, and Giorgia Whigham as John's family.

Before the extended first episode premieres on January 11, Collider's Steve Weintraub spoke with MacFarlane about continuing the Ted franchise as a series. Check out the video above or the full interview transcript below where MacFarlane talks about pushing the limits of hard comedy, why he isn't concerned about offending viewers, and whether we'll be seeing Mark Wahlberg as a guest appearance on the show. The creator also teases more of his sci-fi comedy series, The Orville, what he's up to in 2024, and shares an update on The Naked Gun reboot with Liam Neeson.

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