Published 17:05 IST, January 16th 2020
Killer doll Chucky from horror movie to feature in television series
Syfy, an American pay channel has announced that the infamous demonic doll Chucky from the 1988 horror movie Child’s Play will now feature in a television show.
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Syfy, an American pay channel has anunced that infamous demonic doll Chucky from 1988 horror movie Child’s Play will w feature in an exclusive television series. network anunced it during panel for Television Critics Association Press Tour. show would explore murder exploits of a red-haired doll possessed by spirit of a serial killer.
Created by Don Mancini
character of killer doll was created by Don Mancini who also wrote script of film franchise. Mancini is w set to direct first episode of television series. In rebooted version of Chucky’s story, a small town is terrorised by a string of murders follwing appearance of a vint Chucky doll at a yard sale. show also follows friends and enemies from doll’s past who may shed a light on its untold origins in different episodes.
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Last year, television channel anunced that Mancini was working on a pilot for series as a writer, showrunner and executive producer. Talking about show, Manchini said that since he had been wanting to bring Chucky to television since very long adding that Syfy is perfect network for m. He also revealed that show will be a fresh take on franchise, allowing m to explore Chucky’s character with a depth that is uniquely afforded by television series format while staying true to original vision that has terrorized audiences for over three decades w. Chucky hit big screen in 1988 with Child’s Play, which was based on a story by Mancini and produced by David Kirschner who also serves as an executive producer of new series. original movie has six sequels all of which were written by Mancini.
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Meanwhile, Netflix added horror-thriller film Prodigy to its steaming list. film which is directed by Nicholas McCarthy features Taylor Schilling and Jackson Robert Scott in pivotal roles. 1 hour 31 minutes thriller has t been made available in India by Netflix yet.
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17:05 IST, January 16th 2020