Hard battles were fought during the Hollywood labor disputes of 2023, and one side effect of the efforts was that certain film and television projects had to be put on pause. One of these projects was the horror series Chucky, which only managed to produce and release half of its third season. Now, however, the show is back up and running, and it won’t be long until fans will get to see the continuing adventures of the titular homicidal maniac.
Maintaining the continuity established with all of the Child's Play and Chucky movies (with the exception of the 2019 remake), the on-going Chucky series has been a small screen delight, and the first half of Season 3 is the best run we’ve seen so far. So, when will fans get to see new episodes? What has been happening in the story? And who are the familiar faces we can expect to see? I’ll answer all of those questions and more in this handy guide.
When Will New Episodes Of Chucky Season 3 Begin Airing?
Chucky got a Season 3 renewal for Season 3 in January 2023, and Don Mancini and the writers/filmmakers behind the show were quick to get to work on a new run of episodes… but they were only able to complete production on four before the start of the WGA Strike in May 2023. When an agreement was reached with both the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA unions in September and November of that same year, work on the show resumed. Now, fans can mark their calendars as the premiere date for the fifth episode of Chucky Season 3 is set for April 10. Just like with the previous seasons, there will be a simulcast on both USA and Syfy.
Chucky’s Adventures In The White House Will Continue As He Faces A New Battle: Old Age
At the start of Chucky Season 3, the eponymous homicidal doll took up residence at the White House, and while his motivations were maintained as a mystery, we eventually learned what he is up to: he has begun showing signs of aging, and in order to remain immortal, he needs to make an evil sacrifice to the voodoo spirit Damballa in an evil place. He sets up a disaster at a Halloween party, loosening a chandelier to drop on unsuspecting guests, and everything goes as planned… but the offering is rejected, and Chucky has continued to age and now looks like an old man.
The end of the fourth episode of Chucky Season 3 wasn’t specifically written to provide a big cliffhanger that would keep fans on the edge of their seats awaiting a post-hiatus conclusion… but that’s how things worked out.
Does Chucky Season 3.5 Have A Trailer?
The premiere date for the second half of Chucky Season 3 was announced on Valentine’s Day 2024, but the announcement didn’t arrive with a preview of what’s on the way. When a trailer for the new episodes does arrive, I’ll be sure to update this feature.
The Cast Of Chucky Season 3
The second half of Chucky Season 3 will surely feature some fun guest stars (the first half was made even better with cameos from Saturday Night Live stars Kenan Thompson and Sarah Sherman), but below are the stars who are confirmed to return.
Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky
The Chucky franchise just isn’t the same without Brad Dourif voicing the killer doll (as evidenced by the 2019 Child’s Play remake), but that’s thankfully not a concern that the show has had to deal with. Dourif, who is now 73, seems as giddy as ever to embody the spirit of Charles Lee Ray, and hopefully he’ll continue to do it for many more years to come (provided that Chucky finds some way to settle his conflict with Damballa).
Zackary Arthur as Jake Wheeler, Bjorgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross
Played respectively by Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, and Alyvia Alyn Lind, Jake Wheeler, Devon Evans, and Lexy Cross have been through hell together since their introduction in Chucky Season 1, and things didn’t exactly get better for them in Season 3: though Miss Fairchild (Annie Briggs) agreed to be their guardian, she is now on Chucky’s kill list. Despite their trauma, they continue fighting the good fight to kill Charles Lee Ray once and for all.
Carina Battrick as Caroline Cross
At the end of Chucky Season 2, Caroline and Chucky become true friends to the end, and it’s not until Season 3’s third episode, “Jennifer’s Body” that we learn about her fate. For a while, she helps Chucky deal with his aging problem, but she has to go off on her own when he starts his sinister efforts at the White House.
Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany Valentine
After far too many years of freedom, Tiffany Valentine finally suffers some consequences in Chucky Season 3 when she is convicted of murder and sent to death row… but it looks like she may escape justice. When she is provided with voodoo tools as an extension of her religious freedoms, she is able to cause havoc and has begun a plan to waltz right out of prison without getting a needle in her arm.
Fiona Dourif as Nica Pierce
Following years of torture and imprisonment, Fiona Dourif’s Nica Pierce makes it a priority in Chucky Season 3 to see Tiffany Valentine suffer, and she does what she can from a legal perspective. She is a key witness against Tiffany and helps in the effort to give her the death penalty… but where things go from there we don’t yet know given aforementioned developments with her former captor.
Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
Nobody has suffered the horribleness of Charles Lee Ray quite like Andy Barclay, having been tortured by the serial killer ever since he was young. At the end of Chucky Season 2, he was finally able to get some peace thinking that his nemesis was dead, and as far as we know, he is still under that impression, as his only Season 3 appearance thus far has been in a brutal dream sequence. Hopefully we’ll catch up with him again soon.
Christine Elise as Kyle
If Andy Barclay’s story is continuing, we sure hope that Christine Elise will be back as Kyle too. The foster siblings have been through hell together – having first teamed up all the way back in Child’s Play 2– and hopefully there are more of their adventures as a pair still to come with Chucky still being on the loose. We haven’t seen her yet in Chucky Season 3, but she’ll hopefully be back for the second half.
Devon Sawa as President James Collins
It turns out that there are a lot of people in the Chucky universe who look a lot like Devon Sawa. In the first season, the Final Destination star played twins Logan and Luke Wheeler, but his time on the show didn’t end just because both of those characters ended up being brutally murdered. For Season 2, he came back as Father Bryce… but then he died when he was possessed by Charles Lee Ray and literally exploded. In Season 3, he is playing President James Collins, and while he has survived through four episodes thus far, the odds of him remaining alive through the end of the finale seem slim.
Lara Jean Chorostecki as Charlotte Collins
Devon Sawa isn’t the only performer who has been resurrected on the show, as Lara Jean Chorostecki is also on that list. After playing the departed Sister Ruth in Season 2, she is back in Season 3 playing Charlotte Collins, the wife of President Collins who is willing to go to some extreme lengths to shield her husband from all of the homicides occurring at the White House amid his attempt at providing total transparency to the American public.
Jackson Kelly as Grant Collins
The eldest boy in the First Family is Grant Collins, played by Jackson Kelly. When he is introduced, he is just a pawn used by Lexi, Jake and Devon to get into the White House, but he has demonstrated layers since his introduction.
Callum Vinson as Henry Collins
Played by Callum Vinson, Henry Collins is the youngest member of the First Family, and he is deeply emotionally affected following the death of his brother, Joseph. Chucky preys on Henry’s grief and loneliness by pretending to be Joseph’s ghost, which is how he gets into the White House.
Michael Therriault as Vice President Spence
You may have thought that we’ve seen the end of Michael Therriault in the Chucky universe following the death of Nathan Cross in Season 1, but like Devon Sawa and Lara Jean Chorostecki, the actor has been resurrected in a new role for Season 3. Now he is playing Vice President Spence – obviously a key member of the Collins administration.
Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves as Melanie Spiegel
Also an important member of Team Collins is Melanie Spiegel, who operates as the White House’s press secretary. She is conflicted about full transparency at the White House, and runs into a couple of challenges early in Season 3 when Chucky both causes a black out and orchestrates what looks like the suicide of a Secret Service agent. Her big conflict through the first four episodes has been with a reporter named Gretchen (Alex Paxton-Beesley), but that problem goes away when she is severed in half by the falling chandelier at the Halloween party.
Gil Bellows as Warren Pryce
Charlotte Collins needs help in making sure that her husband doesn’t know about the recent string of murders at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and that’s where Warren Pryce comes in. As a CIA agent, he logically opposes the president’s transparency efforts, but he nonetheless helps to keep the deaths quiet and investigates the culprit. Given franchise history, things aren’t going to go well for him when he discovers the truth (if he even lives that long).
Chucky Season 3 Episodes Are Available To Stream On Peacock The Day After They Premiere
From the beginning, Chucky has had a different distribution model than most shows. Typically, series produced by major studios air on a single network, but, as noted, Chucky has always had two homes: USA and Syfy. That’s provided audiences multiple ways to find it – and the net has been cast even wider for Season 3. Episodes are available to stream by Peacock subscribers the day after they debut on basic cable.
In previous years, new Chucky episodes wouldn’t premiere on Peacock until the individual seasons completed airing all of their episodes, but NBCUniversal has changed things up since the debut of Season 3.
While we wait for more of Chucky Season 3 and anticipate the arrival of footage, you can either get familiar with the show or rewatch all of the previous episodes now via Peacock. Those who don’t have a streaming subscription can also purchase episodes digitally at major online outlets including Amazon, Vudu, Apple, and Google Play. Physical media fans will be excited to know that both there are Chucky Season 1 and Chucky Season 2 Blu-rays available.
Stay tuned here on CinemaBlend for more about Chucky Season 3, and head over to our 2024 TV premiere schedule to learn about all of the new and old shows set to premiere between now and the end of the year.
