When calendar pages turn to October and pumpkins appear on porch steps, millions of millennials enjoy picking up their pumpkin spice lattes and curling up with the cult classic — or maybe the occult-classic — Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus, for a traditional Halloween movie night. Now Hocus Pocus 2, the long-awaited sequel, is streaming.
Since its 1993 release of the original, this seasonal favorite featuring three wacky witches from Salem Massachusetts has been a must-have Halloween movie for nostalgic millennials who now enjoy sharing a favorite childhood movie memory with their own children.
After decades of Hocus Pocus fans begging, crossing their fingers, and casting their own hopeful Halloween spells, the Sanderson sisters have flown back into our lives with a long-awaited return in Hocus Pocus 2.
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica-Parker, and Kathy Najimy reprise their roles as Winfred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson at long last to cast their spell on you as soon as you learn where to watch Hocus Pocus 2. Get ready to roast some pumpkin seeds, light the jack-o-lantern, and settle in with the kiddos on the couch to watch the witches once again run amuck… amuck, amuck, amuck. Hocus Pocus 2 is streaming now on Disney+.
Watch Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+
Hocus Pocus 2 Plot Peeks Back to the Beginning
Directed by Anne Fletcher and based on the beloved characters created by Mick Garris and David Kirschner, screenwriter Jen D’Angelo seamlessly returns fans to the world of Salem’s Sanderson sisters after years of rumors, whispers, and sage-burning smoke signals. In the witchy month of October 2020, Bette Midler finally revealed that she and her original Hocus Pocus co-stars, including Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson, were set to begin filming Hocus Pocus 2 in time for a Halloween release in 2022.
Nearly 30 years after the three witches first cast their spells on children of the 1990s, the Sanderson sisters are once again back from beyond thanks to a new group of adolescents who light the black flame candle in the Forbidden Woods of Salem. Revenge is in the air along with the scents of wood smoke and pumpkin spice, and you’ll see what happens with the return of scheming Winifred, scatterbrained Sarah, and middle-witch Mary with her signature crooked smile and an uncanny nose for sniffing out children with fresh souls to steal.
This time, the story takes fans back to the beginning with a peek into the sisters’ early years when a young Winifred is banished from her Puritan parish by Reverend Traske after refusing an arranged marriage, only to find an introduction to witchcraft when she flees into the Forbidden Forest with her hapless sisters.
Where to Watch Hocus Pocus 2
When a pair of best friends celebrate turning 16 exactly 29 years after the witchy Salem sisters’ first Halloween revival, the black flame candle returns the sirens of sorcery to the world of the living, where they’re soon out for blood — literally. The blood of the current Mayor Traske — descended from Reverend Trask — is the final ingredient the gals need to brew up big revenge on the Traske family and all of Salem. Will Becca and Izzy be able to stop the disaster from descending on their infamous town, or will the Sanderson sisters enjoy a brew-haha like never before? You’ll find out when you learn where to watch Hocus Pocus 2, the movie everyone is talking about this Halloween.
Just like magic, you can stream Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+ right in your own living room while you eat popcorn balls and crunch caramel apples this Halloween season. You’ve waited decades for the big revival… and so have the Sanderson sisters. There’s no need to wait any longer. It’s October, the frost is on the pumpkins, and it’s time to “Come Little Children…” back to Salem and the Sandersons. Just be sure to hold tightly onto your souls…
Watch Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+
