Despite having three well-received movies and an interested fan base, the fourth film in thePsychfranchise hasn’t been made yet. Created by Steve Franks,Psychfollows Shawn, a consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department who fakes being a psychic to help detectives solve cases.Psychis one of the most beloved police procedural dramas on network TV and has spanned three movies after the series aired its season finale in March 2014.
AfterPsych: The Movie, Steve Franks announced that he would be creating five morePsychfilms. So far,threePsychmovies have been releasedwith the fourth one still pending. Because of the strong reception of the previousPsychfilms, it seemed likePsych4 would happenwithout a hitch. Unfortunately,it’s been more than three years sincePsych3, and the future of the fourth movie is still uncertain.
Development On Psych 4 Reportedly Stalled After The Strikes
Psych 4 Has Yet To Be Greenlight
Like many movies and TV shows that were meant to start filming in 2023,Psych 4was affected by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. During an interview withScreen Rantfor his showEvil, Kurt Fuller,who plays Woody inPsych, gave an update regarding the status of the fourth movie. According to Fuller,Psych 4was meant to start filming in 2023but was delayed because of the strikes.
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Fuller also explained that some financial difficulties preventedPsych 4from being made.Peacock, which took over the production of thePsychfilms from USA Network, has yet to greenlight another movie. However, the cast ofPsychis still hopeful thatPsych 4will become a reality, seeing as the script for the movie has already been written.
Psych 4 Was Originally Expected To Come Out In 2022
Psych 4 Was Delayed Because Of Scheduling Conflicts
Following the release ofPsych 3on July 11, 2025, plans forPsych 4were made. Unfortunately, the movie didn’t start filming at the time that it was supposed to. During an interview withTVLine, James Roday Rodriguez, who takes on the role of Shawn inPsych, explained what was taking so long and offered a hopeful update onPsych 4. ThePsychactor stated thatthe movie would have started filming in 2022,but the rest of the cast was working on other projects (viaTVLine).
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Because of the scheduling conflicts, the announcement about whenPsych 4would start filming or when it would be released was delayed. SincePsych 4was put on hold for so long, it’s now likely up to Peacock to decide if they want to make the film. With audiences still interested in seeing more of Gus and Shawn’s funny dynamic that never gets old, there’s still hope thatPsych 4will happen.
