# The genius director behind the most unhinged thriller of the century officially returns in 3 weeks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-genius-director-behind-the-most-unhinged-thriller-of-the-century-officially-returns-in-3-weeks/
- Published: 2026-08-07T10:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T19:35:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/too-many-cooks-buddy-casper-kelly/
- Topics: Americas

## Key points

- Too Many Cooks creator Casper Kelly debuts Buddy on 28 August.
- The horror-comedy twists a 1990s children’s-show mascot into a killer.
- Cristin Milioti and Keegan-Michael Key lead the cast.

## Summary

Casper Kelly, best known for Adult Swim’s surreal viral hit Too Many Cooks, is making his feature-film debut with Buddy, a horror-comedy arriving in cinemas in three weeks. The film turns the nostalgic format of a 1990s children’s programme into a slasher premise, with an apparently friendly orange unicorn mascot becoming a violent threat.

The story appears to follow a present-day woman, played by Cristin Milioti, investigating the vanished children’s series It’s Buddy. Teasers show VHS-style imagery, frightened children and the bloodied mascot carrying an axe; Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt, Clint Howard and Keegan-Michael Key also star. Buddy opens in cinemas on 28 August.

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