A behind-the-scenes look at Saturday Night Live is coming to Peacock ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary.
The streamer will premiere SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, which comes from Morgan Neville, on January 16, 2025. This comes ahead of the 50th anniversary primetime special on February 16.
The four-part series will feature more than 60 contributors including SNL alumni.
Each episode will highlight a different element to the show including a showcase of the SNL audition process, with never-before-seen audition footage and firsthand accounts from some of the show’s most iconic names, a look at the SNL writing process from script to screen, a deep dive into the More Cowbell sketch and an exploration into SNL’s 11th season, examining the pivotal year that reset the show’s direction and cemented its enduring DNA with Lorne Michaels at the helm.
It will be directed by Robert Alexander, Marshall Curry, Neil Berkeley and Jason Zeldes. Juaquin Cambron serves as showrunner and exec produces alongside Neville and Caitrin Rogers.
Morgan Neville said, “I’ve been obsessed with Saturday Night Live as long as I can remember. For SNL50, I’ve been lucky to collaborate with some of my favorite independent filmmakers to tell some deeper stories of SNL. Taken together, these standalone episodes give a new perspective of SNL and what makes it work.”