Hocus Pocus franchise future confirmed, 4 years on from hit sequel to classic ‘90s movie

Almost three decades passed between the release of the first Hocus Pocus movie in 1993 and its 2022 sequel – but it's just been revealed there will be a much shorter wait for the third film in the fantasy series.

Deadline has reported that a new follow-up is in the works with the main trio – Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy – all set to reprise their roles as the Sanderson sisters.

While the last film went straight to steaming on Disney+, it's being claimed that the plan this time is for a theatrical release, but that has not been confirmed by Disney at this stage.

There had earlier been talk of a third movie back in 2023, but those discussion stalled after the former president of Disney Studios motion picture production Sean Bailey left the company a year later.

It now looks like the project is a go, however, and while no plot details have been revealed at this early stage, Middler previously revealed in 2025 that she had already read a "brilliant" script for the movie which she was "very excited" about.

The previous film performed extremely well for Disney+, breaking a record for the streamer with 2.7 billion minutes of viewing in its first week despite fairly mixed reviews.

In our own three star write-up, we called the film "uneven", adding that it was "most successful when it leans into the Halloween hokum and pays tribute to the original".

The film saw Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Tony Hale, and Hannah Waddingham join the cast alongside the original trio. but it's not yet clear how many of them will be back for the next outing – or who will direct the project.

We'll be looking out for all the latest updates on this one and will be sure to let you know when more concrete developments come to light.

Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 are both available to stream on Disney Plus.

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