Todd and Julie Chrisley are set to return to reality television with a new show, The Chrisleys: Back to Reality, following their release from prison. Lifetime released the trailer for the programme on Thursday, which promises unseen footage of the couple's emotional homecoming after being pardoned by US President Donald Trump in May.
The series will feature the couple reuniting with their children—Chase, 29, Savannah, 27, and Grayson, 19—as well as their adopted daughter Chloe and Todd's mother, Nanny Faye Chrisley, a fan favourite from their earlier show Chrisley Knows Best. The trailer shows tearful scenes as Todd and Julie, who were held in separate prisons in Florida and Tennessee respectively, finally embrace at home.
In the trailer, Julie tells a crying Todd, 'Well, we survived, we survived.' The couple also hint at revealing the truth about their arrest and imprisonment. 'I'm looking at this as me exposing the truth,' Todd says during a confessional interview. Julie adds, 'We can tell this story today, and we can be done with this part of our lives.'
The Chrisleys were convicted in 2022 of tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the IRS, and defrauding community banks of over $30 million in fraudulent loans. Julie was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, while Todd received 12 years. However, both were released in May after receiving a pardon from President Trump.
Since their release, the couple have also launched a podcast, Chrisley Confessions 2.0. In a recent episode, Julie claimed she developed a lung condition due to 'black mold' and 'asbestos' in prison, and is scheduled to see a pulmonary specialist. The Chrisleys: Back to Reality premieres on Lifetime on September 1 at 8 p.m. ET, with subsequent episodes airing throughout September.
