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Don Mancini’s ‘Child’s Play’ TV Series Lands at Syfy, With “Channel Zero” Creator Nick Antosca Producing!

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While MGM and Orion gear up to release their own Child’s Play remake this coming June, Universal and Chucky creator Don Mancini are readying a continuation of the original franchise in the form of a television series. We first heard about the series right around this time last year, and Deadline now reports today that it has found a home over at Syfy!

Mancini will script the series for Universal Cable Productions, with longtime franchise producer David Kirschner on board along with “Channel Zero” creator Nick Antosca.

“I’ve long wanted to bring Chucky to television and Syfy is the perfect network for us,” Mancini said today. “The show will be a fresh take on the franchise, allowing us to explore Chucky’s character with a depth that is uniquely afforded by the television series format, while staying true to the original vision that has terrorized audiences for over three decades now.”

“I worked with Don on Hannibal and on Channel Zero for Syfy, so developing Chucky with UCP really feels like coming home,” said Antosca, who will executive produce. “Syfy is the perfect place to tell the next chapter in the Chucky saga and having the original creative team lead the project will help elevate the story we are excited to tell.”

The series comes in the wake of seven feature films in the original Child’s Play continuity, most recently 2017’s Cult of Chucky. Last we heard, it’ll continue storylines from the movies.

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“Being Human” – Werewolves, Vampires, and Ghosts! Four Seasons Streaming Right Now on SCREAMBOX!

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April 19, 2024

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A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost attempt to coexist in the extremely popular British supernatural comedy series “Being Human”, which is now streaming on our Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX!

You can take a bite out of the first four seasons right now with the remaining season dropping next Friday. It’s a great time to catch up!

They are the stuff of your nightmares. And they are your only hope.

“Have you ever heard the one about a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost living together? Well for George, Mitchell and Annie, that’s no joke – that’s their life or afterlife as the case may be. The supernatural trio share a rented house, desperately trying to strike a balance between their paranormal problems and the domestic challenges that regular humans take for granted. All in the hope of achieving the simple pleasure of being human.”

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