The latest iteration of Saved By The Bell (which will air on Peacock) is setting up to be a rather strange, if not fun mingling of Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez with a bubble-like approach to Bayside characters. In this post, not only will be looking at the Saved By The Bell release date, but a few other bits of information.

Before we get going, let’s take a gander at the release date of this wild project.

Saved By The Bell Release Date

Saved By The Bell — the Peacock version of the show — actually starts streaming the day before Thanksgiving. It’ll be available on Peakcock, which is NBC’s attempted answer to Netflix, Amazon and Hulu (among others).

Unlike Hulu, Peacock is putting an emphasis on original programming. Not only are there already a dozen decent shows on the streaming service, there’s a few excellent programs like Mr. Mercedes. Obviously, NBC is hoping the Saved By The Bell revival becomes its juggernaut of sorts, forcing people who only use the free version to up their subscriptions to premium.

This Show Is Weird

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, and a few other original cast members are returning. Most notably, though, is how the revival is using Gosselaar’s Zack, who is now the governor of California, and it appears he’s cut the education budget because of course Zack Morris would do exactly that.

Another part of the show of note is that this seems to be a bit of parody of the show’s original version. Many people grew up idolizing Saved By The Bell, but with hindsight as their ally, the Bayside bubble is a bit absurd. A bunch of kids getting hot to trot over a bunch of nothing-burgers, and/or the insane amount of “drama” that centered around what was actually good news (a hit pop band, D-I school offers, great grades, being popular, good friendships, the infamous caffeine pill episode, etc.).

Executive producer Tracey Wigfield — 30 Rock, etc. — is more than inferring that’s the point.

“It’s about the kids from this other school coming into this weird Bayside bubble and being, like, ‘Hey, this place is really strange.’ And responding to it as though they’re walking into this original show in the ’90s.”

The show isn’t taking itself at face value. It’s a risk given how beloved the original Saved By The Bell is (even if it’s mostly rooted in nostalgia), but it’s a worth risk taking. After all, the SBTB of the early 90s would almost certainly be laughed off TV today, as even the most children tilted shows have more grime in this day and age than most everything from an era before gritty shows became the rage.