Why Chucky Works So Well As a TV Series

From Freddy’s Nightmares to MTV’s Scream, there have been plenty of attempts to bring our favorite slashers onto our television screens with little critical success.

Oftentimes, the television adaptations either stray way too far from the source material fans love or the lore just doesn’t really translate well when stretched into an episodic format.

2021, however, presented audiences with a surprising little gem wrapped up in the form of a Good Guy doll.

Turns out, Don Mancini’s Chucky series not only took the plunge into primetime, but cemented itself as a show to watch in the eyes of critics and audiences alike.

Sitting pretty at a whopping 91 on Rotten Tomatoes, the slasher icon successfully transferred his soul from theaters to our home television screens.

Though the tiny killer probably wasn’t on most of our Bingo cards for one of the best horror shows in decades, it makes

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