Quibi Releases ‘Punk’d’ Reboot And ‘Thanks A Million’ Trailers, Offering A Year Free To T-Mobile Customers
Quibiis still on track to debut onApril 6, evenin the face of a lawsuittrying to stop them, bringing a cavalcade of new movies (in chapters) and TV shows that you’ll be able to stream to your phone. You probably won’t be watching this stuff on-the-go as Quibi originally intended, at least not while the coronavirus outbreak is still spreading across the globe, but you can still check them out from the comfort of your own home. Plus, T-Mobile will let you get a free Quibi subscription for a year
On top of that, we have two new trailers for Quibi programming, one withChance the Rapperrebooting the prank showPunk’dthat once thrived at MTV, and the other aJennifer Lopez-produced series calledThanks a Million, bringing some much needed heart-warming kindness to the table by having a celebrity or public figure giving $100,000 to an unsuspecting individual who must pay it forward to help others in their community.
For a taste of a couple upcoming shows on Quibi, here are two new trailers forPunk’dandThanks a Million.
Quibi’s Punk’d Trailer
Punk’dwas one of MTV’s staple shows during the 2000s when host Ashton Kutcher would prank unsuspecting celebrities with a variety of worrisome, surprising, and embarrassing situations. The show was revived in the early 2010s with Justin Bieber and a variety of different celebrity hosts picking up the mantle each episode. But now it’s coming back on Quibi.
Chance the Rapper is the executive producer and host of the newPunk’dseries, and the first trailer teases some of the pranks in store for celebrities likeAdam DeVine, Lilly Singh, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X, Offset,andTy Dolla $ign. I’m only familiar with a couple of those names, but I’ve been reassured that the rest of them are all famous in some capacity. So this is what it feels like to get older.
Each of these pranks will unfold in 10-minute episodes on Quibi and will be available at launch.
Thanks a Million Trailer
In what is essentially the opposite ofPunk’d, Jennifer Lopez is heading to Quibi with a series calledThanks a Million. The reality show will follow public figures likeKristen Bell, Nick Jonas, Tracy Morgan, Aaron Rodgers, Yara Shahidi, Gabriel Iglesias, Anthony Davis, Kevin Hart, Karlie Klossand J. Lo herself as they “kickstart a chain of kindness by gifting $100,000 to an unsuspecting individual who must pay it forward.”
The series will see a variety of people touched by this philanthropic endeavor, because the person who receives the $100,000 has to give half of it away to someone else deserving of assistance too. And it continues from there. With 10 prominent figures each handing out $100,000, the series will be putting $1 million into the hands of everyday people who make a difference in people’s lives.
Get out your tissues if you plan on watching this one in public…that is if we’re ever allowed back in public again.
