Will New Chrisley Show Film Savannah And Her Siblings Visiting Jailed Parents?

The Chrisley family is going to star in a new show and it’s being reported that jailed parents Todd and Julie Chrisley will be supporting them.

That would be like a reward for the couple who are supposed to be being punished for the tax and fraud crimes they were charged with. Getting to make money for being on TV while being punished seems like a crime within itself.

Jay Surgent, a Partner at Weiner Law Group LLP, agreed to something similar when speaking with PEOPLE. “It's highly doubtful that the Bureau of Prisons is going to allow any filming for this, regarding Julie or Todd.”

“Certain rules and regulations have to be followed for security purposes and the administration operations in the prisons, and there's no question about that. However, I expect, knowing Todd, that he will contribute in every way that he can by speaking with him.”

One of the things that has been a pillar of strength for the disgraced reality TV couple is their kids, especially Savannah. “He speaks with [his daughter] Savannah. Savannah visits her parents, Savannah's in constant contact with her parents by phone,” says Surgent.

“He'll be adding his viewpoints on things relative to his thoughts about his children, what they're doing with their careers, with this new show that's being now shopped. Also, his own situation as well as Julie's situation.”

Clearly, Todd is pretty chatty with Savannah and still seems to have control over the family from prison like a mob boss.

“So while they're not going to be active film participants, their situation, their concerns, are going to be able to be expressed through the mouth of their own children during the performance of this unscripted docuseries,” he notes. “So, they're looking forward to it.”

He also says that Todd is “very excited” about the TV show because it’s allegedly “It's going to be natural and straightforward.” Ultimately, Todd knows his family makes great TV.

“He knows a lot of people that like his shows and like the family shows — like, that aspect of it, that it is unscripted and people are acting naturally. It's not like, I don't know, acted out or preconceived.”

Surgent seems to be neutral about the Chrisley’s returning to TV but he does warn, they can’t be as free-lipped as they used to be.

“There's certain things that can't be said and done while there's pending of an appeal before any circuit court in the United States, no less in their situation where they've gotten a lot of publicity.”

He continues, “So, while the children and [Todd's mother] Nanny Faye might be expressing their concern about their children and about their own situation, they're not going to be able to go into detail with reference to any specific legal opinions projected by their attorneys or pending issues before the Federal Circuit Court.”

But overall, the family is, allowed to “talk about it in general.” This should be interesting.