For two decades, fans have held out hope for a return to the chaotic, body-swapping world of Tess and Anna Coleman. Now, that wish has been granted, as beloved stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have sweetly reunited to officially announce and film the long-awaited sequel to their 2003 hit, Freaky Friday. The sequel, officially titled Freakier Friday, is set for a theatrical release on August 8, 2025. The reunion is a true Hollywood full circle moment, fueled by the genuine, enduring friendship between the two leads.
The Road to ‘Freakier Friday’
The sequel’s production story begins with Curtis, who revealed during her 2022 press tour for Halloween Ends that she was constantly asked about a Freaky Friday continuation. This sparked her to champion the project, eventually appealing directly to Disney executives. “When I went all around the world for Halloween Ends in 2022, every stop, they asked,” Curtis told People magazine. “The answer was ‘Lindsay has to be old enough to have had a teenager.'” With Lohan becoming a mother herself and both actresses feeling the time was right, the sequel was fast-tracked. Lohan officially confirmed the project was “in the process” in early 2024, and production, helmed by Director Nisha Ganatra, officially commenced in Los Angeles in June 2024.
A Multi-Generational Switch
The new film, written by Jordan Weiss, promises a fresh, multigenerational twist on the original premise. In Freakier Friday, Anna Coleman (Lohan) is now an adult with a family of her own, and Tess Coleman (Curtis) is a fun-loving grandmother. The plot sees the mother-daughter duo—who originally swapped roles as the career-focused mother and the rebellious teen in the 2003 film—once again fall victim to a magical mishap. However, this time, the body-swap extends to Anna’s own daughter, Harper, and her rival, Lily, creating double the chaos and requiring two generations to literally walk in each other’s shoes.
Key Data Points & Returning Talent
The 2003 film, Freaky Friday, was a commercial success, grossing over $160 million worldwide on a budget of $26 million. The sequel is a nostalgic feast, with Mark Harmon reprising his role as Ryan, Tess’s fiancé (now husband), and fan-favorite Chad Michael Murray returning as Anna’s former crush, Jake. Joining the family are Julia Butters and Sophia Hammons as the new generation of teens, and Manny Jacinto as Anna’s husband, Eric. The palpable joy of Curtis and Lohan’s reunion, both on-screen as Tess and Anna Coleman and off-screen as friends, has ensured the sequel is one of the most anticipated family comedies of 2025.