TikTok users can now watch a full episode of Peacock’s “Killing It” | TechCrunch

Peacock is attempting out a brand new technique to advertise its reveals—posting full episodes on the favored short-form video app TikTok. As a primary for the corporate, episode one in all “Killing It” Season 2 can be out there to observe totally free on TikTok, dad or mum firm NBCUniversal introduced Monday.

Beginning as we speak, viewers can discover the primary episode on Peacock’s TikTok account, which is damaged into 5 separate components. Every video is round three to eight minutes lengthy.

The transfer is actually fascinating given the present SAG/WGA strike, which has disrupted the manufacturing of many collection and films. It’s seemingly Peacock’s hope that its new TikTok technique will deliver new viewers to the collection since stars are unable to completely promote their work to followers— except for social media posts. Plus, it’s been a recent trend for TikTok customers to add full-length movies and reveals.

The primary three episodes of “Killing It” are additionally out there on YouTube, following an analogous transfer made by competitor Paramount+. Peacock not too long ago uploaded the second episode of Pete Davidson’s “Bupkis” on YouTube one month after it launched on the streaming service in Might.

“Killing It” stars “The Workplace” actor Craig Robinson as financial institution safety guard Craig Foster who has bold plans to grow to be an entrepreneur. He then meets an Uber driver named Jillian (Claudia O’Doherty), who introduces him to the world of state-sponsored python looking. For some motive, Foster thinks this can be a nice technique to obtain his objectives.

The second season continues Foster’s wild journey of snake-hunting and making money. Foster and Jillian personal a palmetto berry farm, nevertheless, human guests in addition to a snail infestation threaten to spoil their enterprise.

The eight-episode season premieres August 17 on Peacock.