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Chrisleys’ Lifetime Docuseries Premieres, Laying Bare Family Rifts After Presidential Pardon

The debut traces how the May pardon reordered roles through on-camera accounts of rifts, caregiving pressures, accountability.

Overview

  • The Chrisleys: Back to Reality opened with a two-night premiere on Sept. 1–2 on Lifetime, launching an eight-part run scheduled through Sept. 16.
  • Early episodes highlight a feud between Savannah and Chase Chrisley, with Savannah alleging he failed to help during their parents’ imprisonment and Chase disputing her account.
  • The series revisits Chase’s January 2025 simple battery arrest and his admission that he had been drinking heavily and "hit rock bottom," alongside concerned reactions from Todd and Julie in calls from prison.
  • Savannah says she arranged a treatment placement for Chase that he refused and explains she kept details of the pardon push confidential because she feared relatives could jeopardize it.
  • The show discloses that Todd and Julie finalized Chloe’s adoption shortly before reporting to prison and that Savannah served as legal guardian for Chloe and Grayson during their parents’ incarceration.