Chucky (TV Series)

***Chucky*** is an American horror television series created by Don Mancini and based on the *Child's Play* film franchise. It serves as a sequel to *Cult of Chucky*, the seventh film in the franchise, and stars Brad Dourif reprising his role as the voice of the titular character, alongside Zackary Arthur, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Teo Briones, and Björgvin Arnarson. The cast also includes Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, Jennifer Tilly, and Billy Boyd reprising their roles from previous films.

Developed for Syfy and USA Network, the series follows Chucky as he commits a series of mysterious murders in a quiet city in the United States. Series creator Mancini and producer David Kirschner both serve as executive producers for the series, alongside Nick Antosca, Harley Peyton and Alex Hedlund. The series premiered simultaneously on Syfy and the USA Network on October 12, 2021. It has received generally positive reviews from critics. In November 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 5, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which aired on CSN throughout October of 2023.

## Premise

The beginning of the series is set after the events of *Cult of Chucky*. In the city of Hackensack, New Jersey, 14-year-old Jake Wheeler buys a Good Guy doll at a yard sale to use it in his contemporary art project during the Halloween season. He later discovers that the doll is possessed by the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray, known as Chucky. Jake soon becomes a suspect in a series of strange events involving the doll, who unleashes a wave of shocking murders around the town. Some of the boy's classmates will also see themselves linked to these events. In addition, a series of flashbacks explore Charles's past as a seemingly normal kid who somehow became one of Hackensack's most notorious killers.
Starring mostly teenagers and advertised as a "coming of rage" story, the series tackles themes of sexuality, bullying, domestic life, and murder. The main character, Jake Wheeler, finds himself prompted to homicidal acts by the doll while also struggling with his crush on classmate Devon and other issues that arise from being gay in unaccepting environments.

## Broadcast

In the USA, Chucky premieres new episodes on SYFY and simulcasted on the USA Network. Each season premieres alongside a marathon of the movie series on SYFY (excluding the original Child's Play and its remake, as they belong to MGM and not Universal, who owns SYFY). The show is also availiable to watch on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, alongside SYFY shows such as Resident Alien. Starting with Season 3, the series will be availiable next day on Peacock alongside USA and SYFY.

In the UK, the series premiered on Sky Max in November of 2021. Alongside the rebrand of SYFY UK to Sky Sci-Fi the show would move to that channel for it's second season which premiered in the UK in November 2022.

Starting in November 2022, the show has aired on CSN, starting with Season 1 in November and Season 2 in May 2023 (delayed due to disruptions from the CSN hiatus + rebrand). Season 3 premiered on CSN, alongside SYFY and USA, starting 7th October 2023 until the 29th October 2023. The 2nd half of Season 3 was planned to air on CSN but was shelved due to the channels impending closure in January 2024, CSN pointed viewers to watch it on Sky Sci-Fi instead when it releases.

## See Also

* List of programmes broadcast by CSN
* Resident Alien
* Family Guy
* Breaking Bad
* Solar Opposites
* Killing It
* CSN
* SYFY