Ned, the pie-maker, could be getting ready to make more pies as Pushing Daisies creator, Bryan Fuller, says a third season is in the works.
While promoting his latest film, Dust Bunny, Fuller was asked about the possibility of the comedy-drama returning to TV screens, and he had good news.
“Absolutely,” Fuller told ComicBook recently about wanting to revisit Pushing Daisies. “We have a season three pitch, and the entire cast wants to come back, and we’re hoping we get to return to them. We just have to find somebody who wants to make it.”
Pushing Daisies was a mystery-fantasy series, produced by Warner Bros. Television, that premiered on ABC in October 2007 and ran for two seasons. The series starred Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker who had the power to bring the dead back to life.
Pace’s co-stars included Anna Friel as Chuck, Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Swoosie Kurtz as Lili Charles, and Ellen Greene as Vivian Charles. The series also included flashbacks to young Ned who was played by Field Cate and a narration by Jim Dale.
During the same press tour for the Mads Mikkelsen-starring horror thriller film, Fuller reiterated working on a new season of Pushing Daisies, telling The Mary Sue, “We’re working on a Season 3, and the whole cast wants to come back. And, we’ve got a whole story. We’re trying to do another season this year.”
Pushing Daisies was nominated for several Emmy Awards over its two seasons, scoring 17 nominations and winning 7, including Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Chenoweth, among others.
Both seasons of Pushing Daisies are available to stream on HBO Max.
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