Former reality tv stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been pardoned by President Donald Trump two and one-half years after being sentenced for tax evasion and bank fraud in November 2022. Does their newfound freedom mean they are ready for a reality television comeback on the family’s new Lifetime docuseries?
On May 27, President Trump shared his plans to pardon to the Chrisley’s. “It’s a terrible thing, but it’s a great thing, because your parents are going to be free and clean, and I hope we can do it by tomorrow. Is that OK? We’ll try getting it done tomorrow,” Trump told the couple’s children, daughter Savannah Chrisley and son Chase, in a phone call from the Oval Office that was posted shared by a White House aide on an X account.
“Thank you so much, Mr. President,” Savannah could be heard saying on the call. Chase, added, “I just want to say thank you for bringing my parents back.”
Trump claimed the Chrisley’s were “given pretty harsh treatment based on what I’m hearing, pretty harsh treatment.” He concluded, “Congratulate your parents, and I hear they’re terrific people. This should not have happened.”
BREAKING!
President Trump calls @_ItsSavannah_ to inform her that he will be granting full pardons to her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley!
Trump Knows Best! pic.twitter.com/j5WPMOOQ7L
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) May 27, 2025
This presidential pardon may clear the way for the couple to return to reality television in the family’s new Lifetime series, tentatively called The Untitled Chrisleys Project. Variety reported the series has officially been greenlit at Lifetime, two years after the family’s reality series, Chrisley Knows Best, wrapped on the USA Network after a decade.
Although it is unclear at this time whether or not the patriarch and matriarch of the clan will make a small-screen return, the promise of a new family show could clear the way for the couple appear in the future. A full pardon means the Chrisleys could move forward without any terms and conditions to their release, allowing the couple to participate in the new Lifetime docuseries.
Variety shared a description of the new series, which states, “The Chrisleys don’t know best anymore, but they’re doing their best to be there for each other. The family faces the challenge of carrying on the Chrisley name and legacy on their own with only phone calls and brief visits with their incarcerated parents.”
The synopsis continues, “While Savannah maintains custody of her younger siblings, Chloe and Grayson, she has been fighting tirelessly for a Presidential pardon to free her parents. Meanwhile, Chase is addressing some life struggles while building his new business and navigating his relationship with girlfriend Jodi.”
It concludes with a teaser that the Chrisley clan will be “exposing the raw truth of their lives — past and present — and the reality is far different from what audiences have seen before.”
The family’s Lifetime docuseries will be produced by Bunim/Murray Productions. The company has produced series such as The Simple Life, The Real World, Below Deck, Endless Summer and Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
