its cast Goosebumps: The Vanishing revealed they watched the first season — or spoke to the show's original stars — after the anthology shakeup.
During a private interview with Dr our weekly, Ana Ortiz, Eliza M. Cooper, Galilea La Salvia, Francesca Noel, Stoney Blyden, Sam McCarthy And Jayden Bartels to discuss How are they ready to join? A show that previously had a different cast and story.
“I think because of the anthology nature of it, it's natural to keep it as fresh as possible,” Blyden, 28, who plays Trey, said of not spending too much on what's come before. “But it was a great season.”
Cooper, meanwhile, was a big fan GoosebumpsAdding, “It was a really cool watch. I also watched the first season multiple times. It was legitimately iconic.”
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La Salvia, 21, who brought Frankie back to life, couldn't help but agree. “I definitely watched season 1 and I remember we were talking about it when we first got on set,” he recalls. “Like we'd say, 'Did you see Cliffhanger? Did you see this? Did you see that?' It was really fun.”
The horror series originally premiered in October 2023 and Inspired by RL Stine'Its popular horror novels. Goosebumps Introduced as a show that followed five teenagers who had to work together after accidentally unleashing supernatural powers in their small town. While trying to retrieve the evil spirits, the group uncovers secrets from their parents' past.
Goosebumps Initially starred Isa Briones, Anna E. Puig, Jack Morris, Miles McKenna And The price will be As the main character of the show. however, When the series was renewed Four months later, Disney confirmed that there would be a cast and story change. Season 2 centers on twins who are sent to spend the summer in Brooklyn with their divorced father (David Schwimmer) whose plant-experiment takes a sinister turn.
“I'm someone who usually approaches things with a fresh perspective,” Noel, who portrays Alex, noted. “I saw its pilot. But I wanted to come at it differently because it's a completely different world, and New York is very special. And that's one of the great things about Goosebumps There are many books on that. So there are so many stories that we can tell over 20 seasons.”
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Ortiz had a similar experience where he “Watched the first seasonBut “hasn't spoken to any of the cast” since those episodes. Then there's Bartels, who researched Season 1 before diving into the Sissy game.
“I would definitely say that I want to know the vibe and get that knowledge. But I think it was definitely a fresh slate in other ways. It's the same series, but I definitely wanted my character and my performance to be authentic and original,” he explained. our. “We definitely pulled from the vibe of the first season, but it's a new storyline and a lot of things are different. It scares the goosebumps all the same though.”
McCarthy agreed with Bartels' take, adding, “(Season 1) was almost different from my work.”
The change was felt not only in front of the camera but also behind it. executive producer Rob Letterman And Hilary Winston to say our That's about the challenge Started from scratch In the same universe
“When we switch to a collection, it really fits what Goosebumps is. So if you're a fan of the books, you know that RL Stine doesn't write happily ever after books. In fact, he goes out of his way not to,” Letterman noted. “He leaves it with a cliffhanger or a twist. So when we looked at the end of Season 1, it felt like the perfect goosebumps for what the storyline was. It's over.”
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However, they are not ruling it out A Goosebumps “The Multiverse.” There was also an attempt to keep some aspects the same for returning visitors.
“Season 2 we wanted to swing the pendulum and do something different. But we also wanted fans of the first season to feel comfortable with the storytelling model. So that leaves us with the framework of a mystery we have to unpack,” Letterman continued. “Something happened 30 years ago, and every character you meet gets their own monster storyline and they cross paths and then in the middle of the season they realize it's related to what happened in the past.”
He concluded: “We liked that framing device but we wanted to say something completely new and fresh. It's a nice balancing act to retain the familiarity of the Goosebumps TV series and work as an anthology.”
Goosebumps Currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.