Twisted Metal
Created by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Michael Jonathan Smith
A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck. From TMDB
317 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 17, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 88 | 7 | 136 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| TMDB reviews * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "An enjoyable blast of cartoonishly violent mayhem, Twisted Metal sometimes struggles to flesh out its source material, but ultimately offers an adaptation with surprising depth." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 55 out of 100, based on 22 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter gave the first season a positive review, saying, "It's a bit odd for any series to spend a season opening up its world only to set up a seemingly less expansive (if…
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60 of 317 · most liked firstThe people making the Twisted Metal show get it. This is how you do gaming adaptations! Rob Zombie, fun nods to the gameplay, characters from the games. It's like a love letter to Twisted Metal. It's all here!
positive · AI labelView post →Sony Capitalizes on Twisted Metal Show by Continuing to Let Game Series Languish in the Void hard-drive.net/hd/entertain...
neutral · AI labelView post →TWISTED METAL is a mostly dumb fun show (written by the Deadpool folks) but they had a white guilt gag this week that nearly killed me
neutral · AI labelView post →Paired my 8bitdo controller with my Anbernic rg406v and it's an amazing way to play PS2, GameCube, PS1, and Saturn games. Show here playing my favorite PS1 game, Twisted Metal 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →It is honestly so fun to see Anthony Mackie in Twisted Metal. He oozes charisma and always makes me smile with his silly antics. Great show.
positive · AI labelView post →Holy shit I just realized Calypso in the Twisted Metal show is NoHo Hank
neutral · AI labelView post →Are you a Twisted Metal fan? What's the BEST Twisted Metal game from the mainline PS1 series? Twisted Metal (1995) Twisted Metal 2 (1996) Twisted Metal 3 (1998) Twisted Metal 4 (1999)
neutral · AI labelView post →Mark Hamill Joins Season 3 of Peacock’s 'Twisted Metal'.
neutral · AI labelView post →Never would I have thought that the Twisted Metal show would be good actually, but also super political. Not subtle, but definitely saying things. Like one of the most anti-cop shows I’ve ever seen.
positive · AI labelView post →Being a classic gamer is so weird right now: "You're getting new Twisted Metal--" "Fuck yeah! It's been too long!" "--as a TV series on Peacock." "Splinter Cell is back--" "FINALLY!!!" "--as an animated Netflix series."
neutral · AI labelView post →fascinating plan by the Twisted Metal team to wait until the middle of s2 to write a good show but they get there
neutral · AI labelView post →Real Talk, tho, I'm occasionally reminded a (OF ALL FUCKING THINGS) "Twisted Metal" series is out there and airing and I just crash like a bad .exe All things are possible in this timeline, clearly
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, boys and girls, that's the one thing I'm good at... Made on stream for the Night of the Clown, Needles Kane a.k.a Sweet Tooth from the Twisted Metal series! #pixelart #ドット絵 #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →She looks great 👍 This just needs to be as "aggressively OKAY" as either the 'Twisted Metal' show or 'Rings of Power' and it will instantly be the best 'Tomb Raider' thing ever made, so everybody who ISN'T about to have their thigh-gap politicized by oozing dweebs on YouTube should relax.
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know how to describe my relationship with the Twisted Metal TV show other than as that of my relationship with cosplay: I see it pass by on social media, recognize the character, point and go "oh wow, I know that! that looks rad! great job!" and then I scroll on.
positive · AI labelView post →I can't believe the Twisted Metal show got me to do fanart in the year 2023, but here we are.
positive · AI labelView post →i've been playing the first couple Twisted Metal games recently and I vividly remembered seeing the initial trailer for the TV series and having zero interest because it didn't even look slightly like a grungy early-mid 90s FMV
neutral · AI labelView post →Hills i will *gladly* lay my life down on: Halo was a good TV series, so is Twisted Metal
positive · AI labelView post →okay I will hear no bad words against the Twisted Metal tv show, that show rocks OKAYYYY
positive · AI labelView post →okay but we do feel the need to say that despite knowing how absolutely unhinged this sentence is: the Peacock original series based on the Twisted Metal games is genuinely very good it shouldn't be. it has no RIGHT to be. but it is. Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Anthony Carrigan. it rules.
positive · AI labelView post →My predictions for State of Play: - Bloodborne 2 and Bloodborne on PC - new Ape Escape, Sly Cooper, Killzone and Twisted Metal - Kevin Butler will show up and he's gonna say the funny jokes - new EyeToy camera with EyeToy Play 4 at launch
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what's kind of weird? The way the car combat genre of games(Twisted Metal series mostly) just died out and never got revived. Doesn't even seem to get any indy tributes either.
neutral · AI labelView post →Latest episode of The Backdrop is up at @secondwindgroup.com, editted by the wonderful @yomarz.bsky.social. This week, we look at “Twisted Metal”, why the show is so surprisingly good and what it understands about nostalgia that larger franchises tend to miss. WATCH: youtu.be/8YeTuSAiMe0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →We watched & reviewed the new season of Twisted Metal! The show. It's on Peacock? Yea, NBC has a streaming platform called Peacock. Yes, it has Anthony Mackie in it. Surf Dracula Surfs in this One! The Twisted Metal Season 2 Spoilercast & Review: youtu.be/de0XweFJSa8
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched Twisted Metal's season 2 premiere. So far, it is as good as the first one, but now even more faithful to the games. It truly amazes me just how entertaining this show is. For those who enjoy action, comedy, and especially the game franchise, I highly recommend it!
positive · AI labelView post →Never-before-seen screenshots show off cancelled Twisted Metal battle royale www.eurogamer.net/never-before...
neutral · AI labelView post →Now, as AMAZING as the deep-cut references were here’s a shortlist of “why wasn’t THIS in the game”? - anything Final Fantasy (a wild exclusion, surely Square’s fault, disappointing) - Breath of Fire - Fear Effect(!!) - the “Strike” copter series - Omega Boost - Gex - Tiny Tank - Twisted Metal(??!)
neutral · AI labelView post →the Peacock Twisted Metal series continues being much better than it has any right to be. Anthony Carrigan is a fucking gem. this show shouldn't even work
positive · AI labelView post →The Twisted Metal show needle dropping Dragula for a giant car battle during an eclipse is the show finally reaching its true potential
positive · AI labelView post →The Twisted Metal show is under appreciated, and more people should watch it.
positive · AI labelView post →The first two seasons of the Twisted Metal show were a lot of fun, with a cast that included the very funny Mike Mitchell as Stu. The show just lost its showrunner, tons of other behind the camera creatives, and is cutting cast members including Mitch. Total BS ew.com/twisted-meta... #NoStuNoStream
negative · AI labelView post →Twisted Metal is a good show and @darrenmooney.bsky.social elegantly explains why in this week's episode of The Backdrop.
positive · AI labelView post →I haven't seen the movie yet, but in a similar vein I watched Twisted Metal recently, and it's... actually good, somehow? Much better than it would have been following any of the games' stories, or even a mash-up of them. They've clearly used the games for humor, visuals, characters, and Easter eggs for the fans, but they somehow made something better than the sum of it's parts, and it should be looked at as a great example for other adaptations, especially action comedies.
positive · AI labelView post →After second season success, the Twisted Metal TV show is back with the legendary Mark Hammill in a familiar role www.eurogamer.net/twisted-meta...
neutral · AI labelView post →Evidence for how out of touch with the cultural zeitgeist I am is that I just found out the guy who played John Doe in the Twisted Metal show is a big part of the MCU and is now Captain America
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s my fault that they made a second season of the Twisted Metal TV show. I accidentally left my Peacock app running with the first season on loop for two years
neutral · AI labelView post →No review of Twisted Metal season two, but I'll just say that I love this stupid ass show. The first season was solid enough, but they really committed to the bit this time. Once the Rob Zombie needle drop hit, I was hyped as hell.
positive · AI labelView post →Going back in time and telling my younger self “Twisted Metal has a tv show and also the characters give recommendations on what shows and movies you should watch”
neutral · AI labelView post →I still can't believe we're getting a second season of Peacock's better-than-you'd-expect #TwistedMetal series. I'm not sure a bunch of (admittedly really cool looking) car fights can sustain an entire season, but who cares? I'm watching anyway.
positive · AI labelView post →Anthony Mackie may be super known for playing sam Wilson captain america/falcon but he was born to do Twisted Metal. He's so good. This show is so undersung
positive · AI labelView post →What's a game that you played, but you feel like you're the only one who's played it? 🤔 The Gravity Rush games. I absolutely love these games and I don’t think they get enough attention, especially 2. Gravity Rush is probably my favorite Sony series, if it’s not Twisted Metal that is.
neutral · AI labelView post →🍦🔥Sweet and Twisted 🔥🍦 . . . i wish Twisted Metal a very season 2 so i can see him again
neutral · AI labelView post →Twisted Metal and Fallout are both examples of what can happen when showmakers understand the source material and know how to use it. The Last of Us showed that some games make a good 1:1 translation to film. And, unfortunately, there are a ton of movies/shows where neither of that is true.
neutral · AI labelView post →the large man who is the body of Sweet Tooth in the Twisted Metal tv series
neutral · AI labelView post →God, the Twisted Metal TV show is such awesomely stupid fun and also pretty great fan service to the show. Enjoying the hell out of season 2 so far.
positive · AI labelView post →I’ll always glaze the Twisted Metal series and especially Twisted Metal Black (one of my favorite games of all time even), but I can’t deny that series creator David Jaffe is an absolute dipshit.
neutral · AI labelView post →All you need to know about the Twisted Metal TV show is that the moment Calypso starts the tournament, they start blasting "Dragula". It couldn't be more perfect.
positive · AI labelView post →rewatching the first season of Twisted Metal because the second season starts soon and because it's a good show with lots of cars blowing up
positive · AI labelView post →My brother is annoyed that Twisted Metal keeps getting new seasons of a TV show while the games are a distant memory. 🫢 He really wants a new game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Twisted Metal is an amazing show, but their dedication to Axel is perfect. Also Quattro is Knight Rider. Incredible.
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished Twisted Metal. Absolutely incredible show! Omg! Stays SO true to the games. Just like Fallout. After Halo's horrid flop (hated Halo) I was very worried about Paramount making another video game based show. But OMG watch it! SO GOOD!
positive · AI labelView post →Watching TWISTED METAL SEASON 2 and knew that Raven was familiar somehow, and sure enough...it's friggin' Madisynn from SHE-HULK! I'm really digging this show, and all the great Actors it has in parts big and small. Patty Guggenheim is clearly having a blast, too.
positive · AI labelView post →Congratulations to my dear friend and New Orleans’ native son #AnthonyMackie on the second season of his hit series Twisted Metal! As both star and executive producer, he continues to make #LA02 proud. It’s inspiring to see our hometown talent shine on the national stage and silver screen.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lovely afternoon game of Thunder Road Vendetta. This is one of funniest "racing" games around. If you're a fan of Mad Max, Twisted Metal or other car combat type things you'll find a lot to love here. The way hazards and crashes cascade into a series of unpredictable effects is so fun #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok Twisted Metal show, you wanna properly adapt the games then get Rob Zombie to appear as one of the drivers.
neutral · AI labelView post →I started the Twisted Metal show, and I did not expect to see a pup hood + petsuit in the first minutes of the first episode
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatching the first season of Twisted Metal because this show has become a comfort show for me. 👍
positive · AI labelView post →Random Game of the Day Day 381 - Twisted Metal 2 A recent pickup that is still in my backlog. I've never played any games in this series but it was only a few bucks at a thrift store and apparently is the best one in the series at least on the PS1. Eventually I'll check it out
neutral · AI labelView post →Twisted Metal TV show in a nutshell: WE’RE ALL ASSHOLES!!! LET’S RIDE AND DIE!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →📸 Samoa Joe at San Diego Comic-Con promoting the new series "Twisted Metal," available July 31st. #SDCC
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