Five Nights at Freddy's 2 sets 2025 release date

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 has an official release date as announced by Blumhouse Productions and Universal Studios. As reported by Deadline, Universal and Blumhouse production set the premiere date for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 on December 5, 2025.

The highly anticipated horror sequel to Five Nights at Freddy's is set in the haunted Chuck E. Cheese-resembling establishment known as Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, as shown in the first edition of the film.

The film series has been a major success since its release across theaters and Peacock. The film was developed on a relatively small budget of $20 million and garnered a whopping $294.9 million in sales at the box office, as reported by Box Office Mojo.

Confirmation about the upcoming second installment of the film was first announced by actor Josh Hutcherson in January 2024, during a promotional event for his film The Beekeeper. Universal Studios and Blumhouse Productions have finally confirmed a release date for the awaited sequel.

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What is Five Nights at Freddy's 2 following up on?

The upcoming sequel, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 will likely follow the horrifying events at the infamous Freddy Fazbear pizzeria. The film featured Josh Hutcherson in the role of Mike Schmidt, a person who took up the role of the night guard at the pizzeria. The plot followed the events of five nights at the pizzeria as suggested by the title, leading to gruesome murders and numerous chilling sequences.

The first film saw Mike discover the living animatronic mascots inside the pizzeria. He initially befriended them along with his younger sister Abby (Piper Rubio). However, things turned awry as the animatronics wanted to kill Abby and keep her with them forever, prompting a series of chilling events.

The official synopsis of the Five Nights at Freddy's reads—

"The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through."

The film is based on the video game franchise of the same name. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 will likely follow up on the events of the first film. Josh Hutcherson already hinted at his return in the sequel when he confirmed the progress of the production process in January 2024. Universal and Blumhouse have not revealed much about Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

They did release a tagline which reads—

"Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances.”

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Universal Studios and Blumhouse announced release dates for other major projects along with Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Universal Pictures not only announced a release date for the highly anticipated sequel to Five Nights at Freddy's but also announced release dates for other major projects including The Black Phone and Woman in the Yard.

Woman in the Yard is another highly anticipated thriller film from Blumhouse, and it has been scheduled for a release on March 28, 2025, as per Variety. Another project titled Drop will be released on April 11, 2025. Meanwhile, projects such as M3GAN 2.0 and The Black Phone 2 have been postponed from their original release dates in 2025.

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Five Nights at Freddy's is available for streaming on Peacock.