‘Practical Magic 2’ brings the Owens sisters back with a new generation of witches

Warner Bros. will release Practical Magic 2 on 11 September 2026, reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the Owens sisters 28 years after the 1998 cult classic — joined by a new generation of witches led by Joey King.

Warner Bros. unveiled a first look at the sequel during its CinemaCon panel on 14 April 2026, where Bullock and Kidman appeared on stage together in Las Vegas. The audience of cinema owners got their first glimpse of a teaser, with Sally Owens narrating the Owens family’s reputation for witchcraft in coastal Massachusetts.

Kidman, meanwhile, teased the emotional stakes: “Home is what this is — and getting to return to these characters that have been so loved and so shared, it really has been magical.” The duo also got a laugh at the AMC Theatres expense, with Kidman answering Bullock’s question of “Why do we come here?” with a smile: “We come to this place for magic.”

What the sequel is about

Set 25 years after the events of the original, the film follows the Owens family as a discovery about the origins of their magic plunges them into a multi-generational crisis. According to Wikipedia’s production summary, Sally’s daughter — played by King — begins uncovering hidden family secrets and develops dark abilities of her own, forcing the entire Owens lineage to travel from Massachusetts to the United Kingdom to confront the source of their curse.

Bullock’s Sally is now a single mother with two grown children, while Kidman’s Gillian remains child-free and lives quietly with a black cat. The teaser shows the familiar white Owens house on the cliff, a destroyed room, and a glowing book on a shelf — a nod to Hoffman’s The Book of Magic, on which the screenplay is based.

The official logline, confirmed at CinemaCon according to Deadline, frames the story as: “A multi-generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other.”

The new cast joining the Owens world

According to a press release reported by ABC News, the filmmaking team said: “Twenty-five years ago, Sally, Gillian, Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny flew off the pages of Alice Hoffman’s beloved novel and into theaters around the world, and we are thrilled to bring the Owens family back to the big screen.”

Notably absent is Evan Rachel Wood, who played Kylie in the original. Wood addressed the omission on Instagram Stories, stating she was not asked to reprise her role and that it was “not in my control,” according to Nerdbot.

Behind the camera: a new director, familiar writers

Susanne Bier takes the directorial chair from Griffin Dunne, who helmed the 1998 original. Bier — a Danish-born filmmaker who won an Academy Award for the 2010 film In a Better World — previously worked with Bullock on the Netflix hit Bird Box (2018) and with Kidman on the Netflix series The Perfect Couple.

The screenplay is co-written by Akiva Goldsman, who helped write the original film, alongside Georgia Pritchett, whose credits include Succession and Veep. Both Bullock and Kidman are also serving as producers, joined by original producer Denise Di Novi.

Principal photography ran from 18 July to 13 September 2025, based primarily at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire — the same UK studio complex used for all the Harry Potter films. Location shooting also took place in Devon, parts of London, and the village of Hambleden, according to the Maidenhead Advertiser.

Why this sequel matters now

The original Practical Magic opened in October 1998 to mixed reviews and failed to cover its $75M budget at the box office, grossing around $68M worldwide. But the film found a second life on home video and cable, building a devoted following — particularly among millennial women — that has only grown with streaming.

The sequel also arrives as Hollywood leans hard into nostalgia properties that appeal to audiences who grew up in the ’90s — a trend that has produced everything from Hocus Pocus 2 to legacy sequels in the Top Gun and Indiana Jones franchises. Unlike many of those, Practical Magic 2 is built around a source novel that already exists: Hoffman’s 2021 book The Book of Magic, the fourth entry in her Owens family series, giving the screenplay a narrative backbone rather than a manufactured continuation.

For more on upcoming fantasy and horror sequels, read our coverage of Behind the Mask II officially happening and the latest A Head Full of Ghosts casting news.

Practical Magic 2 opens in cinemas across the United States on 11 September 2026, Warner Bros. confirmed at CinemaCon. A UK release date has not yet been announced.

Reported from publicly available interviews and verified press sources. Last reviewed 16 April 2026.