Franks will return to direct the sequel from a script he co-wrote with Roday and will be produced by Universal Content Productions and Thruline Entertainment, as well as executive produced by Franks, Roday, Hill and Chris Henze.
Franks had planned five more films to follow the first and thanks to its success, USA has greenlit a sequel with all of the characters reprising their roles from the original series and is set to premiere later this year.
Once the original show wrapped, Franks hoped to continue the story in film form and got to do so with 2017’s Psych: The Movie, which received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike and received ratings better than many of the show’s episodes.
The series, created by Steve Franks and starring James Roday (A Million Little Things) as fake psychic Shawn Spencer and Dulé Hill (Suits) as best friend/crime-solving partner Burton “Gus” Guster, debuted in 2006 and ran for eight seasons until 2014, proving to be a ratings and critical hit through its run and amassing a cult following both during its run and following the series finale.