Warning: SPOILERS for the Chucky season 1 finale.
Chucky episode 8, “An Affair to Dismember” wraps up the killer doll's latest chapter while leaving some loose story threads for the future—here’s everything we know about Chucky season 2. Given the way the season 1 conclusion unfolds, there are several intriguing questions and avenues for potential stories. Equally, with several new and returning Chucky and Child’s Play characters surviving the action, there remains an opportunity for some fascinating evolutions and fresh additions to join the blood-soaked chaos.
Created by Don Mancini, the Chucky TV show expands upon the continuity of the original Child’s Play from 1988. Picking up two weeks after the ending of 2017’s Cult of Chucky, an iteration of the killer doll returns to his hometown of Hackensack, New Jersey. There, he begins terrorizing a new generation of families and pursuing a mysterious endgame by recruiting a protege. Chucky episode 7 sees that plan come to fruition when he successfully turns Junior Wheeler to the dark side.
With Junior corrupted by murdering his father, an army of Chucky dolls is activated and arranged to be spread to every corner of America by Tiffany. Meanwhile, the ending of Chucky season 1 sees Junior and Chucky enact a massacre at a local event, trying one last time to recruit Lexy Cross. Fortunately for Hackensack, the villains are largely defeated. Lexy briefly turns Junior back to the light, Andy captures the Chucky army, and Jake halts the rampage of the last rogue Chucky. The Chucky season 1 finale isn’t without casualties and twists, however, paving the way for an intriguing and emotional future.
Is Chucky Season 2 Renewed?
For some, a Chucky season 2 feels like the more natural course, while others expected the Child’s Play franchise may return to movie adventures. Though Don Mancini stated that he has ideas for future outings, it was assumed there would be at least a short wait between official announcements. That makes it all the more surprising and pleasing that SYFY and USA renewed Chucky for season 2 ahead of the season 1 finale.
How Chucky Season 1's Ending Sets Up A Second Season
Chucky episode 8 set up Chucky season 2 in several ways. Both Andy and Nica were taken hostage by Tiffany—in doll form and human, respectively. As such, Chucky season 2 may include multiple rescue missions. Secondly, there are still 70 members of the Chucky doll army waiting to be dealt with, since Andy was halted from destroying them. In addition, a mysterious gloved figure is seen watching Jake, Devon, and Lexy as they forgive Junior and mourn his death. Whether it was a surviving Kyle or a looming threat—based on the ominous music—the capable teenage trio will likely be pulled back into the violent chaos sooner rather than later.
Chucky Season 2 Cast: Who Could Return
Given Don Mancini’s passion for working with them and their increasing popularity, it feels certain that Zackary Arthur’s Jake Wheeler and Björgvin Arnarson's Devon Evans will return. Alyvia Alyn Lind’s Lexy and Annie Briggs’ Miss Fairchild also look poised to be a part of Chucky season 2. Lexy’s mother Michelle (Barbara Alyn Woods) and sister Caroline (Carina Battrick) also have the potential to make comebacks.
Several Child’s Play franchise veterans also survived to fight (or suffer) another day. Brad Dourif’s Chucky will be there, since the killer doll always comes back and it’s his show. Others include Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), and Nica (Fiona Dourif). Though her fate is left up in the air, Kyle (Christine Elise McCarthy) is also a likely possibility. Outside of them, Chucky viewers have a laundry list of characters they’d love to see return—specifically Seed of Chucky’s Glen and Glenda.
Chucky Season 2 Release Date Prediction
It’s currently unclear whether the scripts for Chucky season 2 are already written or at least in progress. Whatever the case, despite the added logistics of Covid-19 protocols and working with puppetry, Chucky season 1 only took around 5 months to film. Even if they don’t start filming until the middle of 2022, it's likely that SYFY and USA will keep Chucky as a new Halloween TV staple, even if season 2 isn’t necessarily set around that period like the first was.