Chucky (2021– ) User Reviews

The only scary thing here is bad acting.

[Almost_Soldout · 6/10 · 3 November 2021]

Am I the only person who think that doll is acting better and looks more realistic than the rest of the team?

As for the show it's quite alright but definitely not a must see.

Old story, new perspective

[yusufpiskin · 7/10 · 19 October 2021]

Everyone who loved the first movies so much, lynched this production aimlessly.

This is ridiculous, because this show is better than most of the 'chucky' movies.

Moreover, Zachary Arthur has done a very good acting.

Old story, new perspective.

An above average production.

Great to have chucky back

[Pukeonthestreet · 9/10 · 25 October 2021]

After the star studded but off brand reboot, it's great to have our actual chucky back with the creators and some original cast back too. It's weird how the show goes from cheesy to serious but chucky as an anti hero is a great take. The humor was always the most important part to me and I'm glad it's still intact. Also nick's touch can be seen in it too but not so heavy handedly.

The real Chucky is slicing his way back to the screen...

[paul_haakonsen · 7/10 · 25 November 2021]

This 2021 series "Chucky" is such a blast. Especially if you enjoyed the original "Child's Play" movies.

I have to admit that when I stumbled upon this series, then I hadn't actually heard about it being made, so it was a surprise to find this. Needless to say that I had to watch it, as I have seen all of the movies in the franchise and always found the movies enjoyable.

And "Chucky" is a blast. I have to say that. Especially since it is so much in tune with the spirit and the essence of the original movies, and let's just completely forget about that abysmal 2019 remake. And it was such a thrill to have Brad Dourif return to do the voice of Chucky, as there simply can be none other to voice that psychotic murdering doll. And the series also have the likes of Jennifer Tilly, Devon Sawa and Lexa Doig on the cast list, so that was quite nice.

The storyline told in the 2021 series is good, as it is a mixture of the old classics and spruced up with up-to-date contents, for better or worse. I have to say that it is sort of wearing thin that everything that is churned out from Hollywood now needs to please that whole Woke movement. Yeah, even in here, you have teen gay romance. I have nothing against gay, but it just becomes sort of a drag that is has to be forced in to be as politically correct as possible.

Visually then "Chucky" is a joy to watch, as it is every bit as bloody and gruesome as the movies, and has all the wonderful witty banter from Chucky.

I am rating this 2021 series a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.

Very Interesting

[sallianmanyi-44997 · 10/10 · 12 October 2021]

It is starting out great, and is a must-see(may be too early to say it will always be awesome). A decent amount of horror, and hopefully a change for the better.

Season 3, Part 1

[cascascinemareceipts · 7/10 · 11 November 2023]

After the events of season 2, Jake and Devon assist Lexy in finding her missing sister Caroline. Meanwhile, Chucky has settled in with "America's First Family"... in the White House! Now Devon, Jake and Lexy must find their way into the most secure house in the world.

As a consistent Chucky fan, for the past two years I've been looking forward to seeing our favourite little red head return to our screens. So far, with what has been released of season 3, (due to the actors strike) I've been quite enjoying this new season.

The Chucky television series for me, is just such a fun watch. I really love seeing the group dynamic between our main trio. However, I do wish they would attempt to make Chucky a little scarier. Like the original movies. For me, I sometimes don't love the campy 'Seed of Chucky' vibes we get in this show. Aside from that, it is a really good show. The end of part 1, does feel a bit abrupt. But forgiven, as it wasn't supposed to be cut in half. They only managed to film so much, before the strike.

There were a few surprises sprinkled throughout the first four episodes. Some of which had my jaw swinging. This is a spoiler free review, but if you've seen the show. You'll know what I'm referring to! If you're a fan of Chucky or need something to watch. I highly recommend you give this show a watch. They did release a teaser for what's to come in part 2, and I cannot wait to see more! Until next time...

Funny, stylish, and a great continuation

[adotson-98233 · 8/10 · 13 October 2021]

"Chucky" is a very surprisingly enjoyable show. It's got all the things you'd want to see in a Child's Play show. With fun gore, quick pacing, and some surprisingly good messages. This show is heading in the right direction

Starting off with the good. The acting is really good. Everyone in the show plays the role either really well, or so over the top that it works for this source material. Of course Brad Dourif is great once again as Chucky. The show also has great pacing. The first episode moved very quickly. I also liked how funny the show was. There were quite a few jokes that made me laugh. And finally this show really incorporates great messages about, bullying, and LGBT. I think that's a very great thing to talk about, and it added some nuance to the characters

I have a few issues with the show. The style of the show while great, at times can get a little too much. And it kinda feels like they're struggling to balance that comedy, and horror. And finally I don't think it's necessary to retell Chucky's backstory.

But still aside from that "Chucky" is a really fun, and promising series with good acting, fast pacing, some great callbacks, and some really great messages that help the show feel more nuanced.

The cast from the movies deliver. The other do not.

[frankblack-79961 · 6/10 · 9 April 2022]

Apart from the awkward and strange acting of the new cast members, this holds up well to the movies. The teens are the worst part of this show. Cringeworthy performances all around. I took it off 2 stars for their terrible acting. The rest of the gang from the movies deliver everything I've come to expect from the Child's Play movies. Without them this wouldn't have a leg to stand on.

Acting is the only thing scary

[ItzyNixie · 3/10 · 17 December 2021]

The series started OK in a mediocre way, a gore teen comedy about a silly doll.

However each episode is a down spiral of horrible acting, specially the lead actor, Zachary Arthur. I'm sorry but he can't act and he is not charming in any way.

The story in general seems created by an amateur writer obsessed with Voldemort, partitioning the soul by killing (eyes rolling).

Yes

[AdrienneGrayceMusic · 9/10 · 13 October 2021]

I based my 9/10 rating on the pilot episode only. There are a lot of jump scares but I actually love those. The show does a great job of keeping you in suspense. It was casted well. The series is better than the last 4 remakes of the chucky movies. Don't get me started on the last chucky movie that didn't even look or sound like him. The series started just in time for halloween so I'm digging those fall halloween vibes. I'm liking where they are taking this series. I was worried when i first heard about a chucky tv series, But now that I have seen the first one, I'm confident that this series will last. The writers, producers, special effects team, and actors are all great. Hopefully the rest of the season Don't let us down.

Chucky curses - and that's about it

[TheBeardedWonder · 1 November 2021]

3 episodes in and I'm probably about to give up on this honestly. Started ok with a first episode that's enjoyable. And the doll looks great in general, but it's been almost unwatchable after that pilot. Other than being tame for TV, it's just downright boring most of the time. Some episodes even have zero or maybe 1 kill in them and consist of just people talking. When they do die, it's mostly just random side character who was introduced 5 mins ago usually.

The gore is neutered, chuckys plan makes no sense (why is he helping this kid at all or trying to get him to kill people - he gets busted and chucky is in an evidence locker sooo...?), the characters are so over the top as to not even belong in reality, it's clearly some old man trying to write dialogue for current teenage characters, they forced Dourif's daughter into a character for some reason even though she's awful and couldn't save the series in those mediocre cult or curse movies, etc.

This is basically just trying to get tweens into the child's play franchise, and I don't know why. It's all the worst parts of curse and cult of chucky thrown together with some CW type garbage, and made boring and episodic for mainstream TV.

The less said about the editing the better. Episode 2 was seriously hard to follow because obviously scenes were cut to fit into the hour time slot - stuff made no sense and we were constantly wondering if we had missed a scene somehow. But no, it was just legitimately that poorly put together.

If you want to see a teenage drama TV show with little sprinklings of a chucky doll cursing here and there, this will fit the bill. Otherwise just skip this if you're a fan of the original movies...

Pretty solid

[prekya · 7/10 · 23 October 2023]

We're now into the third season this show and I have to say that, overall, this is a pretty solid series. Not everything about works, there blatant/obvious continuity errors that I fell should have easily been caught, some of the acting from the teens can be kind of cringe (mainly in the first season) and I don't know what is going on with Tiffany at times. The just makes her way too wacky and childish, almost nothing like how she was on the movies. Other than that though, the writing and directing is pretty consistent and there are some nice twists and turns that I didn't see coming and that keep the tension.

Can the main characters be ANY worse?

[vhalley-54425 · 1/10 · 14 November 2021]

I'm sorry, but Zachary Arthur's incredibly over exaggerated angsty facial expressions are what turned me completely off to this show. The only character that had any merit was Chucky.

I would love this show if it had actual good characters. Everything (with the exception of Chucky) about this show is terrible. The acting is TikTok acting, at most.

Ridiculous. Total waste of time.

Loving it already and hooked!

[natashialw · 10/10 · 13 October 2021]

Couldn't have asked for anything better so far! What a great start to this series and I hope this never ends! I know tons of amazing thrills are in store for us!

A great Start a few issues

[wwsxh · 7/10 · 13 October 2021]

This show has had a strong start giving us our original Chucky the one we all love and our scared of. I will say the do have a few reasons it's lower than expected. First the characters are very annoying most of them at least will that make theirs deaths more enjoyable, yes. Will it make up for listening to them, no. Again start of season so their could be more development but so far each one is just rude and annoying for no reason and even if they do their not funny and it doesn't make them evil. Doesn't help it's some of the worse dialogue I've heard making it harder to pay attention. Will all this saying I want to mention I have nothing against the actors and they all played their part great. I should add I'm very disappointed with the first kill although creative I want to see burn marks, eyes blowing up, blood pouring out of their mouth something a little black eye dose not satisfy my taste for horror and certainly is not what Chucky is famous for. I hope to see some real carnage later on. As I end this I will say although this seems like a negative review it is not this movie has a lot of things going for it and I just wanted to highlight some areas of improvement. With that I can't wait to see more. And I can't wait for next week for a little more playtime...

Excellent - been wanting to see awhile so worth it!

[UniqueParticle · 9/10 · 22 November 2023]

The flow is great, original cast is superb the others are alright, awesome horror, and pretty good directing. I'm so glad there was a deal on peacock it's a pretty good service, I do wish Chucky was available on other stuff. Brad Dourif is a legend great of him still willing to do the voice he's fairly old now crazy to think he was in One flew over the cuckoo's nest in 1973. Awesome that Devon Sawa is doing well too I loved him Final Desination and Idle Hands. I understand any hate the acting is a bit meh otherwise I love the series, I'm sure it gets better I love how numerous episodes are higher rated than the overall series; great for fans!

Horrible acting and even worse effects

[wmqszjz · 7/10 · 18 November 2021]

Season 2 is shaping up to become a solid show. I'm much happier with season 2 than the first !

Slasher series done right

[Nightmarelogic · 9/10 · 4 November 2021]

One of the hardest tv series to write is actually a horror/slasher series. Writing 2 hours worth of murder and mayhem is easy writing 10 is alot harder and in television there needs to be more of a story involved. So you have to mix and match the two. Child's Play has always been an odd mix of story and mayhem anyway so it was a perfect movie franchise to turn into a tv series.

Having the Chucky Series focus on bullying and the effects it has on Jake, a troubled young gay boy's psyche was an interesting idea. By also including the people around him as actual people including his main tormenters Lexy the female bully who goes too far in her mistreatment of Jake and Jake's popular cousin who has troubles of his own was a good idea. And it also includes a possible romance between Jake and Devon. It is a young romance because it involves 14 year olds so don't expect too much other then flirting and hand holding and possibly in the future a chaste kiss. However all the teenage characters are well thought out. The adults is a different story. Maybe they will be better drawn in the future but this is still a horror series that should be watched by Fans of the Child's Play series,

How can I buy Chucky Doll?

[Laqshayaroraofficial · 7/10 · 15 October 2021]

OMG! This show is so freakin awesome!!! Don't really know why they made the lead character gay, maybe it was needed for this story, maybe not.

Just to be honest, I haven't seen a chucky movie ever but was really excited to watch this series and I just loved it. If you didn't like this show, just don't tell Chucky that (He always carry a knife with him).

Loved this dialogue - I know an as*hole when I see one (Episode 1).

Ridiculous

[dutch_devastator · 3/10 · 3 December 2021]

I've managed to watch the first 4 episodes, but that was it. The story is ridiculous, the acting very bad. I wasn't expecting a realistic story, but it was so bad. Don't watch it. It's an insult to the movies.

The Lakeshore Stranglers story is far from over

[pughspencer · 9/10 · 22 September 2022]

Compared to many other horror movie icons Chucky has got it pretty well when it comes to his movies. Sure some moments in them have went a little too far on the absurd side but it only adds to the sick charm of this homicidal dolls story. This TV show furthermore tells us his story is far from over. Season 1 was not only great at introducing new faces but also bringing back familiar ones. Jake, Devon, and Lexy make a good trio you root for all the way thru as chaos unfolds every episode. They all go through brutal losses that brings them down but also tightens their survival instincts to hunt down the killer toy. Chucky himself hasn't changed he's still the relentless maniacal evil spawn in a doll we all recognize him as & Brad Dourif yet again lens his iconic voice. Not to mention his design is the best he's looked in quite awhile. One benefit about it also being a show is we get to see flashbacks on how a young Charles Lee Ray started his thirst for blood. Luckily they don't try to diminish him with some generic sympathetic tragedy that led him to the wrong path. Instead we learn hes always been a soulless monster ruining lives. Everyone else gives excellent performances as well, especially Fiona Dourif who I did not expect to see so much range in. Despite it being a show on cable TV it never holds back on the bloody fatalities and f-bombs we've grown accustomed to in the series. As well as plenty of dark humor throughout and you'll find yourself laughing that how just insane everything gets. Every past Chucky film is referenced one way or another and it feels like a neat celebration of everything that's happened so far in the series. A fantastic season and I'm looking forward to what season 2 brings next.

Murder = OK, Gay = bad??

[Gaymers · 14 October 2021]

Gotta love the insecure Chads on here saying a gay character on the show is a "bad influence" on today's teenagers. Murder is fine, apparently, but gay people merely *existing* doesn't meet their high moral standards. Checks out. This show is funny, fresh, and I look forward to the next episode.

Good show

[N_Thisum · 7/10 · 23 February 2022]

It was great until like episode 4 but after Chuckies backstory starting to hit it gets kinda meh. Lexy had a great character development. And another downside is creators trying to make children more adulty. In which world 8 year olds watch Westworld?

Destroyed

[nency · 2/10 · 3 November 2021]

Where do they find the actors? Not even one good one except for the doll. The story is ok and I would have loved the show, but I can't see through the bad acting. It's impossible.

Great start

[SeriousReview · 8/10 · 13 October 2021]

I wasn't expecting much going into the pilot episode but turned out a lot more fun to watch than I expected. Chucky's character is very likable and the mood of the show itself. I hope there is isn't a downfall in the show's quality after this.