Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Release Date Confirmed by Matthew Lillard

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has a release date, as confirmed by Matthew Lillard.

According to the actor, who plays William Afton in the family friendly horror movie, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 hits theaters December 5, 2025.

A direct follow-on from the first film, the sequel continues the story surrounding the haunted Chuck E. Cheese-esque restaurant, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Here, the animatronic mascots come alive with murderous intent.

The first movie released October 2023 to huge box office success, generating $297 million globally and quickly becoming Blumhouse’s highest-grossing film of all time. That means it beat out M3GAN, The Black Phone, Hush, The Invisible Man , and Get Out .

Read our Five Nights at Freddy's review roundup . Based on the popular video game franchise, the plot of the next cinematic installment hasn’t been revealed yet, but Blumhouse has shared the tagline: ‘Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances’.

Lillard shared the news during a podcast appearance, which you can watch below.

Matthew Lillard reveals Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 release date