Nick Antosca’s Channel Zero may have come to the end of the road at Syfy, but he’s staying with the channel for a new version of the Child’s Play series, alongside Chucky’s creator Don Mancini and David Kirschner.

“It’s very rare that you get the opportunity to bring such an iconic character to your network, let alone with the original creator attached,” Bill McGoldrick, President, Scripted Content, NBCU Cable Entertainment said. “We look forward to working with Don, David and Nick on putting their blood, sweat, and more blood into bringing the Chucky story to television.”

“I’ve long wanted to bring Chucky to television and Syfy is the perfect network for us,” Mancini added. “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.”

Antosca said, “I worked with Don on Hannibal and on Channel Zero for Syfy, so developing Chucky with UCP really feels like coming home. 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.”

Chucky himself noted:“In these troubled times, I believe it’s my obligation as a horror icon to reach the widest possible audience, on TV. For over thirty years, I’ve been scaring the shit out of you. But now at Syfy, I look forward to really making a difference.”

Specific details on how Chucky will materialise on the small screen are yet to be revealed.

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