Twisted Metal Season 2 lives in a perfect sandbox that is a video game adaptation in an apocalyptic environment. For shows like this, the word limits has no meaning.

The first season of Twisted Metal dropped with every episode all at once, binge-style, but Season 2 is taking a slightly longer rollout so we can soak in all the insanity of competition throughout the summer. But don’t worry, there are still plenty of new episodes dropping every week.

Michael John Smith, the mastermind behind the Peacock series, talks about the rough road to bring the franchise to the small screen.