Less than 24 hours after Syfy and USA announced the cancellation of Chucky, cast members Brad Dourif (Chucky), Fiona Dourif (Nica), Alex Vincent (Andy), Christine Elise (Kyle), and Billy Boyd (Gigi) appeared on a panel at Terror Con in Marlborough, MA.
When the subject of the cancellation came up, the elder Dourif deferred to his daughter (“She knows more than me!”) to share a response.
“I have been on the phone with Don [Mancini, creator of Chucky],” Fiona began. “It was a surprise that we got canceled. It was released last night. At this point, what we’re hoping to do and what should be done and would be normal for a show as successful as Chucky’s been – because the ratings were solidly good and reviewed extremely well; the numbers were great at Peacock – is that it would be marketed to other networks.”
Fiona Dourif continued, “The extent that there could be pressure on the powers that be to have that happen, I think that everybody who is involved in making the show would appreciate that. There’s no reason on earth why it shouldn’t be marketed to other networks.”
The audience cheered in support of Dourif’s statement.
When asked where the story could go, Brad Dourif teased, “I’m not gonna tell you because it might get done, and it’s brilliant. You’re gonna have to get on the internet and make it happen!”
Fiona noted that there have been talks of Nica possessing a doll, “except I really want to be in the movies! I’ll be a head in a jar and also a doll, because it’s really fun to make the things.”
Alex Vincent recalled that Don Mancini first mentioned a potential series while making Cult of Chucky. The actor, who starred in the original Child’s Play, recalls, “We really loved the idea to begin with to expand the story. When we finally found out that it was greenlit and it was happening, it was a lot of relief that we got through the obstacles it took us to get there.”
“I remember thinking it wasn’t gonna work,” Fiona admitted. “I was like, ‘You guys are gonna make a TV show? Is it one story? How many kills in each episode?‘ I remember not being convinced, and then it just worked so well. I have no instincts. That’s what I learned.”
“The thing you explore when you’re doing a TV series that you don’t explore in anywhere near the depth [with film] is character,” Brad added. “Don pushed Chucky a lot, and all the characters a lot. That was a good thing.”
For what it’s worth, Don Mancini himself took to Twitter over the weekend to assure that his killer doll will eventually make his way back into our lives. He simply tweeted, “He’ll be back.”
Jennifer Tilly similarly tweets, “Resurrections are Chucky’s specialties and he has many of them!” On that note, Don Mancini has recently hinted that a new movie is in its “early stages.”
In the meantime, you can stream all three seasons of “Chucky” over on Peacock.
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