Ready or Not 2 Premiere: Release Date, Cast, and Plot

Samara Weaving Is Back: "Ready or Not 2" Sprints Into Theaters

Following a buzzy SXSW premiere, the horror-comedy sequel "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come" hits the big screen today with stars Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton.

Sofia Chen

Mar 20, 2026, 1:02 PM PT · 2 min read

Samara Weaving Red Balloon — Photo: Jordan Kirk and Jordan Dorso / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

THE RUNDOWN

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come premiered at SXSW on March 13, 2026.
The film was released in U.S. theaters nationwide on March 20, 2026.
Samara Weaving reprises her role as Grace alongside newcomer Kathryn Newton as Faith.
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett return to helm the sequel.
The plot features the sisters being hunted by rival elite families.

Grace is back and bloodier than ever in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, which officially arrived in U.S. theaters on March 20, 2026. The film serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2019 cult hit, bringing Samara Weaving back to her breakout role. This sequel recently celebrated its world premiere at the SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 13, 2026, generating significant buzz among horror fans and critics alike.

Directed by the filmmaking duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the sequel expands the survival stakes. The story introduces Grace’s estranged sister, Faith, played by Kathryn Newton. The pair must work together to survive a lethal game of cat-and-mouse as they are hunted by rival elite families, moving beyond the single-family threat established in the original film.

Samara Weaving mirror — Photo: Jordan Kirk and Jordan Dorso / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Early reactions from screenings highlight the chemistry between Weaving and Newton as the franchise transitions from a wedding night nightmare to a larger-scale family feud. According to reports from Bloody Disgusting and Dread Central, the film maintains the dark humor and intense action that defined the first installment. Fans of the Radio Silence collective can now see the film in theaters nationwide starting today.