It initially seemed like an odd choice for a video game-to-television adaptation, particularly because the show was announced at a time when the game series hadn't seen a new entry in seven years — and with no plans revealed to change that fact. But "Twisted Metal," debuting on Peacock in July 2023, ended up being a surprise hit with both fans and critics alike. Looper's review of "Twisted Metal" called the show a "high-octane adaptation" and had high praise for the show's top notch cast.

A second season was ordered almost immediately, which followed in July 2025 and brought along a number of new characters — including a rather unsettling driver known as Vermin. Played by an unrecognizable Lisa Gilroy, Vermin is a bug-obsessed contestant with terrible skin, rotting yellow teeth, and to he

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