He's Back! CHUCKY Returns In First Look At New Series From SYFY and USA Networks
We have been anxious for the return of our favorite killer doll, Chucky! Today, we get to see some pretty awesome footage(albeit short) of the new series entitled CHUCKY that will be premiering just in time for Halloween on October 12, 2021. The series will be on both the USA Network and SYFY Channel respectively.
Our friends over at Entertainment Weekly grabbed the exclusive first look at Chuck and you can check that out below. The outlet also had a chance to chat with series creator Don Mancini.
As Mancini explains to Entertainment Weekly, the idea was to bring Chucky back to his Child’s Play 2 look for the new series, while also putting the focus back on younger characters.
“One of the things I wanted to do was bring [the franchise] back to its Child’s Play roots and have the protagonists [be] kids. But since, with the first couple of movies, we’d already delved into having little kids I wanted to explore something different, so this time we’re exploring young teenagers,” Mancini tells Entertainment Weekly this afternoon.
He continues, “Over the years, I’ve heard that the consensus fan favorite among all the movies is Child’s Play 2. I think one of the reasons for that is how Chucky looked in that movie and how the late director John Lafia, who passed away last year, shot Chucky. Our goal with the series was to bring Chucky’s look precisely back to that. Tony Gardner and Peter Chevako (special effects artists responsible for creating the show’s puppets) have done a great job. I think fans are really going to love that.”
Mancini also explains that a “broader Chucky universe” is being created with the series, with plans to potentially make more seasons and/or more movies in the near future.
Now check out this 30 second trailer for the show!
In the series, “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became this notorious monster.”
“Chucky” is executive produced by Nick Antosca (“Channel Zero”).
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