Reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were doing 12 and 7 years, respectively, for fraud and tax crimes convictions. However, Donald Trump pardoned them in May, and they were set free.
Around that same time, Lifetime started working on a reality TV show with their daughter, Savannah. Therefore, that series just got a lot more interesting because they were then given exclusive access to the married couple as soon as they got the call that they were going home. And the network and the Chrisleys took advantage of the opportunity.
Savannah’s boring show was no longer just hers. Her parents were now part of it. And the filming continued. Something I am sure every Lifetime executive was doing backflips over.
Today, Lifetime revealed a trailer for The Chrisleys: Back to Reality. The series begins during the wake of the family’s controversy and upheaval with Todd and Julie in federal prison and follows the family as their parents are eventually pardoned, released from prison and return home. The series shows a side of the Chrisleys that has never been seen before with exclusive access to the family—Julie and Todd from prison and upon their release, Savannah, Chase, Grayson, Chloe, Nanny Faye, and for the first time, Julie’s parents Harvey and Pam.
In the trailer, we see the family portraying themselves as victims and claiming they are innocent.
Are they? Find out when The Chrisleys: Back to Reality premieres as a two-night event September 1st and 2nd at 8p. The remaining three episodes will air on September 9 and September 16th.
