Chucky Followers Now Should Wait a Week Earlier than Streaming New Episodes on Peacock

For those who excitedly went to Peacock on Thursday to observe the newest episode of Chucky, solely to search out it was not but accessible to stream—after which screamed with the incorrect form of horror—you aren’t alone among the many killer doll’s legions of followers.

Up till this week, episodes of Chucky had been being launched for streaming on Peacock the day after their preliminary airings on Syfy and USA. And the primary episode of Don Mancini’s extremely anticipated second half of season three, which paused taking pictures through the strikes final yr, did certainly present up the day after its April 10 premiere, as cable cutter followers had been used to. However beginning with this week’s installment, and persevering with with the remaining two episodes, there’ll be a week-long break between airing and streaming, based on a Peacock e mail despatched to press, which particularly states “episodes accessible on Peacock seven days after air.” The April 17 episode streams April 24; the April 24 episode streams Could 1; and the Could 1 finale makes its approach to Peacock on Could 8.

With hardly any warning or clear messaging for followers on any of Chucky’s official platforms, people have taken to X to share their frustrations over the delay—particularly those that signed up for Peacock particularly to maintain up with the present when it returned.

It actually is not sensible, particularly since spoilers abound on-line—and is a buzzkill for an enormous portion of followers in the event that they’re seven days late to the discourse. It’s additionally actually taking pictures an excellent present within the foot by denying its fanbase the possibility to hype up new episodes, irrespective of how they tune in, every week. We have to get Chucky himself on the case to repair this! io9 has reached out to NBCUniversal for remark or clarification, and can replace this submit if we hear again.

New episodes of Chucky season three air Wednesdays on Syfy and USA—and as of this week, the episodes are additionally accessible on Peacock seven days after launch.

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