Chucky is backOctober 5 , and along witha sure killer whale doll , Zackary Arthur , Björgvin Arnarson , and Alyvia Alyn Lindwill take back as Jake , Devon , and Lexy . Newcomer Nadine ( Bella Higginbotham ) rounds out this imperiled but remarkably endurance - prone adolescent quartet . At a recent pressure day , io9 got a chance to talk with them about the new time of year of theDon Mancini - create serial .
In season one , Chucky made short work of Devon ’s mother , Lexy ’s father , and multiple members of Jake ’s home , but thing appear to be getting even chilling in time of year two . After the whirlwind of death that envelop everyone in Chucky ’s range kicks up again , the deuce-ace is ship off to a reform schoolhouse bleed by the Catholic Church — which mean yes , we ’ll be seeing Chucky confront off with nun , but also some adult variety and new drama for our scrappy youngsters .
“ Lexy has changed all , ” Lind told the chemical group of journalist . “ She is no longer the character we found in the first season . She is completely transformed into a much better and more compassionate and more feeling person . She ’s just really trying to protect masses around her and trying to cope with the trauma that she ’s hold out in any way possible . ”
You can tell Devon (Björgvin Arnarson), Jake (Zackary Arthur), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) have some Chucky-related concerns.Photo: Rafy/Syfy
Not all of the changes within former mean - girl Lexy are convinced ; we see early in the time of year that she ’s developed a drug habit as one of those knock off mechanisms . Nadine , her reform - school day roomie , also has some upshot — she ’s a kleptomaniac — but the two end up forming an significant friendship . “ We see how Lexy and Nadine can help each other with their problem . They ’re both very sympathize people , ” Lind explained . “ And Nadine check what ’s going on with Lexy and is really just trying to serve her in any way possible ; she ’s so entirely un - judgmental and just really wants her to get full . In return , Lexy give her unconditioned commitment . Though Lexy has , like , her irony , she ’s deep down the most loyal person I mean you ’ll ever meet . So she just really is wanting to bewilder by Nadine and help her , too . ”
Higginbotham — who said she was n’t too familiar with tiddler ’s gaming before joining the series , but that everyone welcome her warmly , particularly Lind and Mancini — noted that she found Nadine ’s compulsion to slip endearing . It also comes in handy as the season come on . “ Nadine ’s kleptomania is probably one of my favorite character traits about [ her ] . It ’s unexpected and Nadine trying to handle with it through confessional was very interesting to me , because she in spades regale confessional as therapy , and I intend that is really cute . But I also believe that in this time of year , Nadine ’s kleptomania becomes very utilitarian . And I do n’t call back that gives her an inducement to kibosh stealing . ”
As Chucky fans already know , Jake and Devon declare their feelings for each other in time of year one ; at the beginning of season two , their family relationship weathers some prospicient - distance bumps , but once they reunify thing set out to get better . They ’re a sweet span , and the direction Chucky handles their partnership is incredibly bracing : it ’s integrated seamlessly into the narrative without taking over the narrative . They just come about to be two queer child in love … dealing with a nonparallel - down doll who ’s really hoping to skin them live .
Nadine (Bella Higginbotham) is the new kid this season.Photo: Rafy/Syfy
“ It ’s an honor to be able to do that , obviously , ” Arnarson say when involve how it feels to bea horror - music genre pioneer . “ I think that representation like that take to be implemented right smart more — in horror especially . So being able-bodied to do that and do it well and have it flow so seamlessly through the series … it feels good . ”
Arthur agreed . “ I retrieve that ’s very important in a show like this , specially with a younger audience watching it as well . What Don does so well is he implements those idea and melodic theme without throw it in your face . It ’s just part of it . It ’s just material life . ”
Though Jake and Devon ’s lives are obviously complicated by Chucky ’s diabolic presence , being in a Catholic - run initiation makes thing even more thought-provoking for the couple . “ Throughout the commencement of the season , Devon and Jake are trying to colligate again after a while of not really speak , ” Arnarson said . “ Being put in that situation makes it worse ; Jake wants to kind of keep things on the humbled down , and Devin ’s like , ‘ No , no , we got to just do it , humanity . ’ That starts causing a bit of a falling out in our kinship . ”
JEVONPhoto: Rafy/Syfy
The religious place setting might make things slippery for Jake and Devon—“Catholic schools usually are n’t exactly accept of that sort of family relationship , ” Arthur pointed out — but it also sets up some enticing clashes for its titulary villain , sound once again by Brad Dourif .
“ One affair that ’s cool [ about the setting ] is how Chucky is going to oppose to this new surround . Chucky in a Catholic schoolhouse — what ’s going to happen ? I mean , that ’s one of the most interesting things that I have ever heard , ” Arthur said . “ That ’s what ’s expectant about Don ’s writing , is that every time for Chucky , there ’s something new . And that stay fresh it really refreshing for the fans to see . ”
talk of fans , Arthur recently encounter a Chucky fan who personally thanked him for his portrayal of Jake . “ He [ said ] it ’s been slap-up to see that family relationship being represented … We were blab out about how when they were young , they did n’t have that histrionics turn up on TV show . ” Arnarson has also get overconfident feedback from lover who see themselves in his character , and are proud to be represented by him . “ I finger honored to be capable to portray that and do a estimable caper of doing that , ” he said .
Chucky season two arrives October 5 on Syfy and USA .
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