Season two of the hit Peacock original series "Twisted Metal" picks up with the iconic vehicular tournament hosted by Calypso, and each of the competitors are vying for the most precious gift they could imagine: their heart’s deepest desire.

The first season of Twisted Metal was almost like a prologue. Peacock’s adaptation of the long-dormant PlayStation game series spent 10 episodes setting up its car-focused post-apocalyptic world and most of the major characters,

Michael Jonathan Smith, the co-creator and showrunner of the Peacock post-apocalyptic action comedy series Twisted Metal, recently spoke about why certain characters, like Jason Mantzoukas‘ Preacher,