How to Watch the Terrifyingly Funny ‘Chucky’ Series

Horror fans—slasher fans in particular—can breathe a sigh of relief, because they are about to eat. Even more particular, fans of the Child's Play franchise, which has spanned 7 main series feature films and a reboot, have reason to be excited. That's because Chucky, an 8-episode season centered on the titular serial killing human-turned-serial killing toy doll, is about to debut on both USA Network and SyFy (NBCUniversal, which produces the show, clearly thinks highly of it, debuting it on two of its networks at once). And, folks, it's good.

Chucky brings the slasher/dark comedy spirit that the film series tends to get right all in one place, with updated television production value. Add in a talented cast of returning franchise stars (Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky along with Alex Vincent, Fiona Dourif, and Jennifer Tilly as the voice of Tiffany) and impressive newcomers (horror icon Devon Sawa and a group of actually good-acting teenagers), and Chucky is one of the best, and most focused, horror shows of 2021.

You might be wondering a couple things about the show. First: do I have to have seen the Child's Play or Chucky movies for the show to make sense? And the answer to that question is no. While of course watching this decades-running franchise's existing movies will help with context, creator Don Mancini (who writes all eight episodes of Chucky) does a great job of making his new series accessible to newcomers while still super pleasing and exciting for longtime fans.

You also might be wondering how you can watch the show. We've got you covered there, too:

How can I watch the Chucky series?

You can watch the Chucky series at 10:00 PM, every Tuesday for the next eight weeks. Episodes 1 and 2 will both be posted on SyFy and USA's YouTube channels, and should be available on their websites afterwards with a cable provider login.

It's not known yet where the show will land for streaming, but granted that NBC/Universal owns and produces the show, it's likely that sooner or later it will be on Peacock.

How many episodes of Chucky will there be?

The first season of Chucky will have eight episodes in total, all written by franchise creator Don Mancini.

When is the next Chucky episode airing?

Episodes of Chucky will air one per week, every Tuesday, for the next eight weeks. So that means the schedule is as follows:

October 12, 10 PM
October 19, 10 PM
October 26, 10 PM
November 2, 10 PM
November 9, 10 PM
November 16, 10 PM
November 23, 10 PM
November 30, 10 PM

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