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Season 3 | |
Showrunner | Don Mancini |
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No. of episodes | 7 |
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Original release | October 4, 2023 – present |
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The third season of the American horror series Chucky, created by Don Mancini, premiered on Syfy and USA Network on October 4, 2023. [1] The season will consist of 8 episodes. [2] Based on the Child's Play film franchise, [3] the series serves as a sequel to Cult of Chucky , and stars Brad Dourif reprising his role as the titular character, alongside Zackary Arthur, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Björgvin Arnarson, and Devon Sawa in the ensemble cast.
No. overall | No. in season | Title [9] | Directed by | Written by [10] | Original air date [9] | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||
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17 | 1 | "Murder at 1600" | Jeff Renfroe | Nick Zigler & Don Mancini | October 4, 2023 | 0.172 (Syfy) [11] 0.207 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
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18 | 2 | "Let the Right One In" | John Hyams | Catherine Schetina & Amanda Blanchard and Alex Delyle & Rachael Paradis | October 11, 2023 | 0.124 (Syfy) [11] 0.261 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
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19 | 3 | "Jennifer's Body" | John Hyams | Alex Delyle & Rachael Paradis and Catherine Schetina & Amanda Blanchard | October 18, 2023 | 0.210 (Syfy) [11] 0.230 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
The episode depicts the events that occurred the previous year. First, Chucky is interrupted from killing Tiffany by a police raid, and she is arrested for the murder of Mayor Cross. Nica arrives and attempts to chase Caroline and Chucky, but they escape through the subway. When Chucky discovers his doll form is starting to age, he visits a doctor who is an expert in voodoo. The doctor tells him that, as a result of his exorcism at the School of the Incarnate Lord, Damballa has abandoned him; he must sacrifice six people, located in an 'evil' location, to regain Damballa's faith and allow him to continue living. Chucky first tries killing six people in a house in Amityville, but the ritual fails, so he chooses the White House as his next location. He shows up at Joseph's gravesite while the First Family is mourning, and Henry keeps him. Meanwhile, at Tiffany's trial, Nica, Jake, Devon, and Lexy all testify against her; 'Jennifer Tilly' is convicted of 103 counts of murder and sentenced to death. | ||||||||||||
20 | 4 | "Dressed to Kill" | Jeff Renfroe | Rachael Paradis & Don Mancini | October 25, 2023 | 0.105 (Syfy) [11] 0.247 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
Despite Charlotte's objections, Pryce convinces her to hold their annual Halloween party at the White House to assuage President James and the populace. Charlotte hires nanny Annie Gilpin to watch over Henry during the party. Chucky plans for the arrival of Jake, Devon, and Lexy, intending to kill them as his final three sacrifices. The three arrive at the party with a plan to prove Chucky's guilt as well as subdue him. Henry comes downstairs with Chucky and the three try to get Chucky to speak, but the power goes out again. When it comes back on, a chandelier loosened by Chucky falls, killing Annie and several other guests. Henry and Chucky are ushered upstairs as the remaining guests are escorted out. Chucky attempts the ritual once again, but it fails again and he discovers he is even older than before. In prison, Tiffany meets celebrity chef Evelyn Elliot, who quickly despises her upon hearing that she killed Meg. Tiffany receives a package of voodoo dolls. She uses one to torture and kill Evelyn, then uses another to hypnotize a guard into helping her escape. | ||||||||||||
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21 | 5 | "Death Becomes Her" | Samir Rehem | Nick Zigler & Amanda Blanchard & Diana Pawell | April 10, 2024 | 0.153 (Syfy) [11] 0.228 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
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22 | 6 | "Panic Room" | Samir Rehem | Alex Delyle & Isabella Gutierrez & Amanda Blanchard | April 17, 2024 | 0.140 (Syfy) [11] 0.176 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
While carried by Henry, Chucky instructs him to take him to a room where a gun is hidden in a wall safe. From there, he leads the boy to Randall's room and holds him hostage. He has Randall take the three of them to the Situation Room. Inside the Situation Room, Chucky forces Randall to contact the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Now with complete access to the nuclear missiles, Chucky sets his targets for Moscow, Pyongyang, and the North Pole. Now that they are alone, Lexy decides to tell Grant about Chucky and why they lied to him. They convince Grant to help them, and make their way to the elevator. They arrive at the Situation Room just in time, before the missiles are launched. Before his plan is fulfilled, Coop and Pryce enter the Situation Room, and Coop shoots Chucky through the heart and to abort the missiles. However Chucky manages to launch the nuclear missile to the North Pole before he dies, disintegrating into dust. While Pryce scrambles to lock the White House down, the ghost of Charles Lee Ray manifests in the hallway, unseen by anyone. | ||||||||||||
23 | 7 | "There Will Be Blood" | Amanda Row | Catherine Schetina & Josh E. Jacobs | April 24, 2024 | 0.072 (Syfy) [11] 0.176 (USA Network) [11] | ||||||
The ghost of Charles Lee Ray finally meets Damballa. Before being sent to Hell, Charles begs for one more chance. He agrees, challenging him to kill as a ghost in the White House. Following the accidental detonation, the vice President gives a speech to the public claiming it was the cause of a power outage. Pryce discloses his plans to Charlotte to have Randall tape an announcement with the Collins family, explaining that James is transferring the presidency to Spence due to Brain Cancer. Charlotte is against this. Pryce has the teenagers locked in his room, however Coop and Hicks arrive to help Charlotte escape with her boys. Grant refuses to leave as his friends are still trapped by Pryce's agent. As Charlotte is driven away, Grant walk back into the White House. Dr. Carol Lindstrom and her associate Timmy Nash arrive at the White House to aid Pryce in cleaning the building of its evil spirits. Pryce brings the gang to the Oval Office where Carol and Timmy have set up their equipment. Carol reveals that the souls of those who died in the White House are still here, including that of Chucky. In order to persuade Charles' ghost to move on and find peace, they must have a séance. Randall is forced to record James' farewell video and when he's finished, Pryce reveals that he is going to be die by lethal injection. Randall makes a run for the elevator with a Secret Service Agent right behind him. The two men fight in the elevator, but both drown when it floods with blood. During the séance, using Timmy as a conduit, they successfully make contact with Charles. Carol tries getting in touch with the good in Charles however Charles causes blood to rain down from the fire sprinklers, then throws the listening device to the bloody ground and electrocuting Carol, Spence, and Melanie. As they are out of options, Timmy announces they must take Chucky by surprise in the Spirit Realm, but they can only do this by dying. Jake volunteers to do it. Using a drug provided by Pryce, Jake is temporarily put under cardiac arrest, but he only has five minutes before they must revive him. Meanwhile in Texas, Tiffany is still missing one item for the final voodoo doll. The sniper guarding the front entrance. She tasks Erica to get her something from the sniper however she is hit by a car and dies. Tiffany is unable to stop her execution and is restrained and prepped for her lethal injection. From a promise with GG, Nica, who is there watching the execution, passes on their message that they think she's a wonderful mother. Nica also informs her that she will burn in Hell. Tiffany's last words are "Goodbye, GG. Goodbye, Chucky. I love you so, so much.". | ||||||||||||
24 | 8 | "Final Destination" | TBA | Alex Delyle & Nick Zigler & Don Mancini | May 1, 2024 | TBD |
On January 15, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season. [12] Despite the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, filming began in Toronto on April 27 of that year. [13] It was expected to continue through August, however in mid-July production was interrupted due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [14] [15] Filming resumed on November 24 and concluded on December 22 of the same year. [16] The season was split into two parts, with the first half airing in October 2023 and the other half airing in April 2024. [17]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season holds an approval rating of 100% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus states, Chucky takes Washington and ought to earn every horror fan's vote with this raucous third round of mayhem. [9]
Bradford Claude Dourif is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present), portraying Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings film series and his Oscar nominated role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
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