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The launch of NBCUniversal's new streaming service, Peacock, has users buzzing about its lineup of original content.

NBCUniversal just released around 20,000 hours of content with the launch of its new streaming service, Peacock. Many will be interested in classic shows and movies,includingSaturday Night Live, Saved by the Bell and the Bourne series.

But in addition to those more established players, Peacock is also rolling out originals that are worth a look. So, let's take a look at some of the best new content available on the service.

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Brave New World takes place in New London, a future "utopia" where monogamy, family, privacy and money are prohibited. Residents of this city enjoy a life free of greed, superstition, pain and misery thanks to technological and pharmaceutical advances that keep everyone connected and sedated. When things get dull, they can take day trips to the Savage Lands, an amusement park where the attraction is poor people who do not live by New London's rules. This adaptation of Aldous Huxley's classic novel depicts a future that doesn't seem too far off.

This animated adventure series follows 14-year-old Cleopatra, princess of Egypt, as she's teleported to an Egyptian-looking planet 30,000 years in the future where talking cats are in charge. Based on an ancient prophecy, she is fated to save the universe from Octavian, an evil tyrant with tentacles for legs. On the way to fulfilling her destiny, Cleopatra has to go through rigorous training and experience many space adventures, all while dealing with Octavian's attacks. Cleopatra in Space is based on the titular graphic novels by Mike Maihack and is available to Premium subscribers.

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In Deep with Ryan Lochte goes into his scandal from the 2016 Rio Olympics -- in which Lochte and a group of swimmers falsely reported being robbed by gunmen dressed as police. As a result, USA Swimming suspended him from competitions for 10 months and he lost his sponsorship deals. The Olympic gold medalist, who's now married with children, is making a high-pressure bid to return to Team USA. At just over one hour, this documentary goes deep without boring viewers.

Intelligence stars David Schwimmer as the cocky Jerry Bernstein, an NSA agent who's sent as a liaison to the UK's Government Communications Headquarters. His brazen attempts to take control, earning the contempt of his new cybersecurity colleagues, especially the hard-nosed director Christine Clark (Sylvestra Le Touzel), along the way. Much of the show centers on the dynamic between Jerry and his meek and bumbling assistant, Joseph Harries (Nick Mohammed), as the two get into various mishaps. The first episode of this lighthearted comedy series is free for registered users.

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The Capture is a British mini-series thriller that's germane to the current age of conspiracy theories, privacy concerns and deep fakes. British soldier Shaun Emery (Callum Turner) is seen committing an assault on a woman in CCTV footage, but he denies his involvement. As Detective Inspector Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) investigates his case, she begins to make disturbing discoveries about the way intelligence services manipulate videos that cause her to question the ethics of her work. The Capture also raises interesting concerns about the ubiquity of surveillance.

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home is the second full-length film to be spun off from the discontinued Psych TV series. Over the years, the detective comedy franchise has gained a cult following of "PsychOs." In this eagerly awaited sequel, Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez), Burton "Gus" Guster (Dul Hill) and Morrissey the dog are looking for the suspect who shot their friend, Police Chief Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson). Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Shawn, his wife Juliet "Jules" O'Hara (Maggie Lawson) is also investigating the case.

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Peacock picked up the second season of this animated adventure series after its debut on Universal Kids. This educational children's show follows Waldo and Wenda who are trainees of Wizard Whitebeard. As members of the WorldWide Wanderer Society, they carry out missions for him to advance toward becoming wizard-level wanderers. Their nemesis, the tricky Odlulu, however, does her best to stymie their progress. Each episode finds the team in different international locations, including the Amazon, Mumbai, Egypt, Madagascar and Norway.

Kamome, named after a boat from a Japanese high school, was originally slated to be shown as part of NBC's coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, postponed the games to 2021. In the meantime, Peacock is streaming this touching documentary about the cities of Crescent City and Rikuzentaka, which formed an unusual bond following the devastating 2011 earthquake in Japan. The tsunami that came in its wake took the Kamome out to sea and it arrived on the shores of California two years later.Residents of Crescent Citythen returned it home in a gesture of goodwill.

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John Shin is a freelance editor and writer based in Seattle. A graduate of the University of Washington and Rutgers University, he has worked in publishing for over 15 years. His writing has appeared in various newspapers and the book One Word: Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe.