‘Bumper In Berlin’ Boss Promises There Are ‘Definitely’ Updates On OG ‘Pitch Perfect’ Characters (Exclusive)

The Pitch Perfect universe is getting a spot Bump-ier. The fan-favorite Bumper, played by the 1 and lone Adam DeVine, travels each the mode to Berlin successful hopes of achieving popular prima stardom erstwhile and for all. During this adventure, helium crosses paths with Pieter from Pitch Perfect 2. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY showrunner/writer/EP Megan Amram astir whether oregon not fans should expect much appearances from Pitch Perfect alums.

The formed of ‘Pitch Perfect 2.’ (Everett Collection)

“In this season, we truly did privation to absorption connected Bumper and Pieter and spending the clip to truly deepen their characters and marque them protagonists who you’re truly rooting for,” Megan said. “But I would anticipation that successful the future, if we got to marque more, that determination would beryllium more Pitch Perfect cameos oregon characters to enactment with.”

However, Megan did enactment that we volition get updates astir these characters. “There decidedly are [updates]. We wanted to marque definite besides that adjacent though you don’t spot characters similar Amy [Rebel Wilson], you bash perceive him notation her, truthful we cognize what Bumper and her narration is successful the astir 10 years since you’ve seen them,” Megan revealed. “We’re precise overmuch not trying to unreal similar Pitch Perfect doesn’t exist. Bumper conscionable has this precise circumstantial escapade he’s going connected with Pieter, but mostly by himself.”

Bumper volition conscionable caller characters successful Berlin, including Heidi, played by Sarah Hyland. This marks an onscreen reunion betwixt Adam and Sarah, who were erstwhile co-stars connected Modern Family. Sarah is the cleanable summation to the Pitch Perfect world.

Pieter, Heidi, and Bumper successful ‘Bumper In Berlin.’ (Peacock)

“Elizabeth [Banks] and Max [Handelman] had been talking with her for a portion astir possibly trying to find a mode she could acceptable into the Pitch Perfect universe. Adam and her had worked unneurotic connected Modern Family wherever they played a mates and were truly bully friends done that,” Megan explained to HollywoodLife. “They, obviously, had a fantastic comedic and romanticist chemistry connected that show. And past I was a instrumentality of hers from Modern Family, too. She’s a Broadway singer, truthful it made full consciousness that she would acceptable comedically and musically with the world, right?

Flula Borg, who plays Pieter, called the bid a “delicious buddy comedy” betwixt Bumper and Peter, among different amusive subplots. “There’s a small will-they-won’t-they romance, a Jim-Pam benignant thing, betwixt Sarah and Adam,” helium added. “And past there’s the they-definitely-won’t betwixt maine and Jameela’s character, and past a amusive brother-sister happening with Lera [Abova], truthful there’s each kinds of amusive things happening successful summation to this amusive escapade with Adam and I.”

Music continues to evolve, and it’s changed importantly since the archetypal Pitch Perfect movie was released successful 2012. Megan teased the benignant of euphony we’re going to perceive in Bumper In Berlin.

Adam DeVine reprises the relation of Bumper successful the caller series. (Peacock)

“We wanted to some fulfill the OG fans with conscionable your straight-up classical a capella,” Megan said. “We unfastened the amusement with an astonishing fig that The Tonehangers sing, and we person a riff-off betwixt Gisela [Jameela Jamil] and Adam’s Bumper. But we besides person archetypal euphony successful the show, which I deliberation opens up a full caller satellite of euphony you tin bash in Pitch Perfect. Ryan Tedder, who’s 1 of the astir celebrated songwriters successful the world, wrote a opus conscionable for us, which I could not believe. He’s besides successful the show. He makes a cameo successful the finale. But we wanted to benignant of support you connected your toes with what benignant of euphony we usage and however we usage it narratively.”

While “so overmuch has changed” successful music, Flula pointed retired that a capella is “timeless.” He added, “The a capella portion is precise dope and exciting, but we don’t conscionable bash a capella connected this series. We bash different kinds of precise tasty music, archetypal songs. And, of course, there’s a riff-off. You person to person a riff-off if it’s Pitch Perfect.” Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin premieres November 23 connected Peacock.