Once the HBO hit series Barry ends, star and showrunner Bill Hader already has a few ideas for his next few projects, including one that may appeal to the diehard Barry fans - a horror project.
Hader, the mastermind behind the execution of HBO's Barry as a dark comedy, revealed that he has two projects he's working on. One project is cut from the same cloth as Barry, except instead of being about a hitman trying to put his life of crime in the past in favor of a normal, happier life, it would be more of a horror.
While talking with Deadline, Hader went in-depth on what projects he'd like to take on next, including one Barry fans may be interested in. "And then I have two other ideas. One is kind of hard to describe, and then the other one is Barry-like in tone, but instead of a crime thing, it’s like a horror thing." Hader added another detail to the horror project. "The horror one, I would star in."
Hader did not reveal many other details besides his intention to make a horror project along the same lines as Barry and his intentions to star in the project. Given that Hader has managed to capture the darkness of Barry Berkman as a character while also being able to balance the comedy with it shows fans can trust him with this project. If he can create a compelling comedy-drama about a man who wants a normal happy life and not one in the criminal underworld, then fans should trust him if he plans to make something similar.
Audiences have seen Hollywood minds who were previously known best for their comedic work later make their mark with horror in the past. Remember when Jordan Peele was known best for his work on the sketch comedy series Key & Peele, only to turn everything on its head when he came out with Get Out, Us, and Nope? Hader made a similar name in Hollywood, thanks primarily to his work in Barry. While Barry isn't technically horror, its realistically dark tone gradually taking over the series is done so meticulously well that would it shock anyone if Hader could do the same for the horror genre?
Should Hader go this route, the bottom line is that his work shouldn't be rushed. There was a three-year hiatus between Barry seasons 2 and 3 due to the pandemic, but the time they took to make season 3 a worthy follow-up to the previous two seasons was worth it because while the added darkness may have been off-putting at first, it made the show better. Hader's proven to be a master of his craft, so he should be allowed the benefit of the doubt with his next project.
Barry is airing its final episodes on HBO and streaming its new episodes on HBO Max on Sundays.
Source: Deadline