After delivering spine-chilling horror during the holiday season, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is set to return with a terrifying sequel: Thanksgiving 2. Originally adapted from a fake trailer in Grindhouse, the first film successfully blended gory violence with sharp social satire on consumerism.

Now, Roth promises an even more brutal and thrilling experience in the sequel, which is currently in development and slated for release during the Thanksgiving 2025 holiday.

Thanksgiving 2 Synopsis

Thanksgiving 2 will pick up where the original film left off. Though the masked killer, John Carver (Patrick Dempsey), seemed to meet his end, the final scene hinted at his survival—setting the stage for a new wave of terror.

The sequel will focus on the survivors, exploring their trauma after the events of the first movie and their attempts to move on, only to be dragged back into another nightmare.

Eli Roth has stated that the sequel will feature sadistic scenes with more technically challenging effects, all while maintaining a tight budget. He emphasized that he’s approaching this film as if it were his last, signaling his ambition to deliver something even more extreme and unforgettable.

Thanksgiving 2 Cast

While the full cast list hasn’t been officially confirmed, several lead actors are expected to return:

• Patrick Dempsey as Sheriff Eric Newlon / John Carver
• Nell Verlaque as Jessica
• Rick Hoffman as Thomas
• Addison Rae as Gaby

Other returning names from the first film may include:

• Jalen Thomas Brooks as Bobby
• Milo Manheim as Ryan
• Gabriel Davenport as Scuba

The return of these survivors opens the door to deeper character development and the potential for John Carver to cement his place as a modern slasher icon, in the vein of Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers.

Latest News on Thanksgiving 2

Shortly after the first film’s box office success, Eli Roth confirmed Thanksgiving 2 and announced that filming would begin in March 2025. Roth revealed the script was completed in December 2024 and that the sequel would offer more payoff, thanks to the established world built in the first film.

He also emphasized that the sequel will not have a bigger budget, but he views this limitation as a strength, pushing the team to make tighter, more suspenseful creative decisions.

If all goes according to plan, Thanksgiving 2 is expected to hit theaters in late November 2025—just in time to serve up another holiday nightmare filled with turkeys and blood-soaked axes.

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