Eddie Murphy to Star in Peacock Drama Series 'The Chairman' From Matthew Weiner
The actor will make his live-action scripted television debut in the series created by Mad Men's Matthew Weiner.
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 1 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 1 October at 23:30 UTC. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 2 October at 00:32 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline.
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- Eddie Murphy to Star in First Scripted Series ‘The Chairman’ at Peacock The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Eddie Murphy to Star in Peacock Drama Series ‘The Chairman’ From ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Variety ·
- Eddie Murphy Moves Into Scripted TV With ‘The Chairman’ For Peacock From Matthew Weiner Deadline
In this story
- Eddie Murphy
- Peacock
- Matthew Weiner