Brad Dourif Comments on Don Mancini’s Upcoming Child’s Play TV Series

Don Mancini’s original Chucky is set to make a return in a Child’s Play television series, which is due out sometime in 2020. Earlier this year, SYFY landed the rights to the project and assembled a production team consisting of Mancini, Channel Zero’s Nick Antosca, and David Kirschner, a producer with long-time ties to the franchise that date back to the beginning.

Back in February, Antosca revealed the show’s working title of Chucky and announced that Brad Dourif will be back to voice Chucky, a job he has done since the beginning (give or take the upcoming remake). It was also revealed that the show will follow new characters, but the team isn’t ruling out the possibility that we might see a familiar face or two from the series somewhere down the road.

Speaking of Dourif, he recently spoke out about the upcoming TV show in an interview with Bleeding Cool regarding Deadwood: The Movie. Naturally, the actor has been in touch with Mancini and the two share a mutual excitement over the series. Read his full comments below.

Don Mancinci‘s TV series is happening. It’s going to happen. Yes, yes. Absolutely. We’ve spoken more than once, and absolutely. It’s his baby, he invented it. It came from him, he’s the real source, and he’s managed, on more than one occasion with a shift in the genre, to really find an exciting and different way of doing it, and it’s always worked. I think it’s pretty good, and I don’t feel that way about most things.

I mean with Chucky, we’re not talking about the deepest level of human nature or anything like that, but it’s great fun. And Don knows exactly the right tone, every time.

The Chucky TV series is still in the early stages of development, but is expected to release sometime next year. We’ll be sure to provide you with all the latest news and updates right here on Dead Entertainment.

About the Author

Chris Morse

Programmer by day, writer by night. Having grown up surrounded by plenty of horror movies and video games, it only made sense for Chris to combine all of these passions into one place: Dead Entertainment. Whether he's working on designs, tinkering with the platform, or just writing up the latest horror news, he's sure to be hard at work keeping the wheels turning on this website no matter what time of day it is. When not coding or gaming, you can find him donning a Cheesehead and heading to the Midwest to cheer on his favorite NFL team, the Green Bay Packers. #GoPackGo

More Reading

Weekly Horror News Round-Up July 25: Terrifier, The Walking Dead, Chucky

Plus, the latest pandemic film delays, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg reunite in Truth Seekers, enjoy a retro-style indie take on Bloodborne, and more.

Weekly Horror News Round-Up July 18: Chucky, Lucifer, The Last Drive-In

Plus, Scream Factory reveals an epic Friday the 13th collection, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy join forces for a Stephen King project, and more.

The Original Child’s Play Will Live on Through SYFY’s Chucky Television Series

This project is finally a go at the network after being developed in spite of last year’s film reimagining from MGM.

Don Mancini’s Child’s Play TV Series Coming in 2020

The show, tentatively dubbed “Chucky,” is looking to debut next year.