Wicked: For Good is the 2025 sequel to Wicked, based on act two of the musical Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz. Produced by Universal Pictures with Jon M. Chu attached as the director, the film was released on November 21, 2025.^[2] It has been rated PG by MPA/CARA.

Plot

One years after the events of Wicked, the political landscape of Oz is fully established. Elphaba is now widely known—and feared—as the Wicked Witch of the West due to her firm defiance of the Wizard's regime as well as trying to free any Animals the Wizard has imprisoned and continues battling for Animal rights from a forest hideout ("Every Day More Wicked") while Glinda has been purposefully positioned by Madame Morrible as the Wizard's spokesperson dubbing her as “Glinda the Good”, and is engaged to Fiyero, who has become Captain of the Guards. As Oz celebrates the grand opening of the Yellow Brick Road, Fiyero reveals he is attempting to locate Elphaba, Glinda insists that Elphaba wants to stay in isolation ("Thank Goodness/I Couldn't Be Happier").

Hiding in the western forest, Elphaba encounters some Animals, including her former caretaker Dulcibear, leaving Oz and encourages them to fight against the Wizard ("No Place Like Home"). The Cowardly Lion dissuades them, blaming Elphaba for freeing him from his cage as a cub, the only home he had known, and exposing her as the reason for the Wizard's flying monkey spies and also blaming her having freed him as a cub for his own cowardice. Elphaba visits her sister Nessarose, who has inherited their father's governorship of Munchkinland.

To prevent Boq—her servant and unrequited lover—from abandoning her, Nessa prohibits the Munchkins from leaving Munchkinland without her approval. When Elphaba arrives, Nessa complains about her not using her magic to help make her feel better, prompting Elphaba to enchant Nessa's shoes, granting her the ability to fly. However, Boq, deciding Nessarose no longer needs him because of this and having learned of Glinda and Fiyero's wedding, tries to leave Nessarose. She casts a love spell from the Grimmerie, but it backfires, shrinking his heart. Elphaba's attempt to save him turns him into a tin man ("The Wicked Witch of the East").

Elphaba goes back to the Emerald City to liberate the Wizard's flying monkey slaves, only to be found out by the Wizard. However, he, alongside Glinda, once more attempts to convince her to join forces with him. She accepts under the condition that the flying monkeys be freed ("Wonderful"). Chistery, one of the monkeys, reveals several Animals imprisoned within the Wizard's lair, including Dr. Dillamond. Elphaba reaffirms her resolve to fight the Wizard and frees the Animals, interrupting Fiyero and Glinda's wedding. Elphaba is helped by Fiyero in escaping and he joins her, much to Glinda's devastation. Afterward, Glinda convinces the Wizard and Morrible to lure Elphaba out by spreading a rumor that her sister is in danger, but when she leaves, Morrible instead proposes "a change in the weather" ("I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)").

In the forest, Elphaba and Fiyero confess their love for each other ("As Long as You're Mine"). Meanwhile, Morrible, realizing a simple rumor would not fool Elphaba, creates a tornado that takes a house from Kansas and fatally crushes Nessa. Elphaba senses that Nessarose is in danger and leaves, with Fiyero directing her to use an abandoned castle his family owns, Kiamo Ko castle, for shelter.

Glinda gives Nessa's shoes to the house's occupant, Dorothy Gale, and directs her to the Wizard, promising he can help her return home. Elphaba furiously confronts Glinda, leading to a brawl between them before the Gale Force arrives. Fiyero intervenes and holds back the guards by threatening to kill Glinda, who finally accepts that he loves Elphaba. The guards drag him to a field and savagely beat him while Elphaba escapes with the monkeys.

At Kiamo Ko castle, Elphaba desperately casts a spell from the Grimmerie to save Fiyero as she decides to be what Oz thinks she is ("No Good Deed"). Meanwhile, back at the Emerald City, Dorothy and her companions the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion, meet the Wizard, who instructs them to kill Elphaba and bring him her broomstick. Boq rallies the citizens of the Emerald City to form an angry mob against Elphaba ("March of the Witch Hunters"). Glinda soon finds out that Morrible caused the tornado that brought Dorothy to Oz, but when she confronts her, Morrible tells Glinda that she is just as responsible since she's been on the Wizard's side to be a beloved figure, making Glinda remorseful ("The Girl in the Bubble"). Realizing she must do the right thing, Glinda rushes to Kiamo Ko to warn Elphaba about the mob.

Elphaba soon kidnaps and imprisons Dorothy to retrieve the shoes, but an intervention from Glinda has her snap out of her grief-induced wicked meltdown. When she gets warned of the upcoming mob, Elphaba decides to surrender, holding Glinda to a vow to not tell anyone of what truly happened. The two share a tearful goodbye ("For Good"). As Glinda hides, she watches from the shadows as Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba, seemingly melting her. Having regained speech, Chistery gives Glinda the green elixir bottle that belonged to Elphaba's mother.

Glinda soon confronts the Wizard with the elixir, causing him to find out that he is Elphaba's biological father and the reason for her power. Ashamed of his actions, he leaves Oz at Glinda's demand. Glinda directs the monkeys to apprehend and arrest Morrible for her crimes. She finishes telling her story to the Munchkins and reestablishes rights for the Animals, who get their voices back. The Scarecrow – revealed to be Fiyero, transformed by Elphaba's spell – returns to Kiamo Ko and finds Elphaba hiding under a trapdoor, having faked her death to protect Glinda's reputation. Elphaba and Fiyero depart Oz through the surrounding desert while the Grimmerie opens for Glinda. ("A Wicked Good Finale").

Cast

• Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba
• Ariana Grande as Glinda
  • Scarlett Spears as Young Galinda
• Jeff Goldblum as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible
• Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero / The Scarecrow
• Ethan Slater as Boq / The Tin Man
• Marissa Bode as Nessarose
• Colman Domingo as the voice of Cowardly Lion
• Bowen Yang as Pfannee
• Bronwyn James as Shenshen
• Aaron Teoh as Avaric
• Keala Settle as Miss Coddle
• Sharon D. Clarke as the voice of Dulcibear
• Bethany Weaver as Dorothy Gale
• Adam James as Galinda's Popsicle
• Alice Fearn as Galinda's Momsie
• Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Chistery
• Courtney-Mae Briggs as Mrs. Thropp

Production

Development

On April 26, 2022, director Jon M. Chu announced that Wicked will be split into two parts in order to do justice to the story and characters of the musical. The first part released on November 22, 2024, while the second part will release almost a year later on November 21, 2025.^[2] Through their Prime service, Amazon has partnered with Fandango to offer exclusive early screenings of the film on November 17.^[3] AMC also has an offer to see the film beginning on November 19 and receive an exclusive collectible snow globe.^[4] Certain theaters are also showing both Wicked and Wicked: For Good together as a double feature.^[5] As of November 13, the film has become Fandango's highest PG film for presales ever and the highest film overall for 2025.^[6]

On October 20, 2025, the cast for Cowardly Lion was revealed to be voiced by Colman Domingo.^[7]

Music

Main article: Wicked: For Good - The Soundtrack

As with the first film, the film will feature songs and music by Stephen Schwartz, with an underscore by John Powell. The film will include the song "The Wicked Witch of the East," which was not included in the Original Broadway Cast Recording, but featured in the stage show. The song "Thank Goodness" has been portioned into the songs "Every Day More Wicked" and "Thank Goodness/I Couldn't Be Happier." The film also includes two new songs: "No Place Like Home" and "The Girl in the Bubble." "A Sentimental Man (Reprise)" has been cut.

The updated version of "Thank Goodness" includes the motifs of "The Wizard and I," "What Is This Feeling?" and "Popular."

Musical numbers

• "Every Day More Wicked" - Wicked Movie Cast, Elphaba, Madame Morrible, Glinda
• "Thank Goodness/I Couldn't Be Happier" - Glinda, Wicked Movie Cast, Madame Morrible
• "No Place Like Home" - Elphaba
• "The Wicked Witch of the East" - Nessarose , Elphaba, Boq
• "Wonderful" - The Wizard, Glinda, Elphaba
• "I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)" - Glinda Upland
• "As Long As You're Mine" - Elphaba, Fiyero
• "No Good Deed" - Elphaba
• "March Of The Witch Hunters" - Wicked Movie Cast, Boq
• "The Girl in the Bubble" - Glinda
• "For Good" - Elphaba , Glinda
• "A Wicked Good Finale" - Glinda, Elphaba, Ozians

Marketing and merchandise

An extensive merchandise and sponsorship line was released in associated with Wicked: For Good, albeit one described as a "slightly subtler" and "less obnoxious" approach. Partnerships include the donut and coffee company Dunkin', dolls of Glinda and Elphaba by American Girl, and Procter & Gamble products such as Swiffer, Secret and Cascade.^[8] Amazon is offering a line of products related to the filmref name="Amazon" /> including an exclusive line of clothing and accessories by designer Sammi Ryan.^[9] In August 2025, the Care Bears released a collaboration, Care Bears x Wicked, featuring Care Bears characters as Wicked characters, including a two-pack of Love-a-Lot Bear as Glinda Upland and Good Luck Bear as Elphaba Thropp.^[10] An illustrated lyrics book of the songs from the film was also released.^[11]

Reception

Critic reception to the film has been less favorable than that for Wicked, though as of the evening of November 20, 2025, the film still carries a 70% fresh rating on the site. This is off heavily from the 88% fresh for the original film. The film, however, has proven massively popular with audiences, holding a rating of 97% on the site's "Popcornmeter" audience score of verified audience ratings.^[12] Reviewers stated that the film is darker and more emotional, but some felt that the film started to fall apart and that the story sometimes sails off on unnecessary detours.^[13]

The film was reported to have earned a total of $68.5 million in its first week of showings leading up to Friday, November 21, including $30.8 million taken in advance screenings on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with the total earnings for the week being estimated to come in at anywhere from $125 to $150 million. The film's social media outreach was reported to have reached an enormous 1.33 billion followers across the platforms of TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.^[14]

Home release

It was announced that Wicked: For Good was released on digital platforms on December 30, 2025, and set to be in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 20, 2026.^[15]

Trivia

• The film's title references that of the song "For Good".
• There are a few callbacks and Easter eggs to the musical; one of them being during As Long As You're Mine, Elphaba and Fiyero end up kneeling in the forest in the same pose as they do in the play. The last shot of the film ends with the famous shot of Glinda whispering to Elphaba as seen on the playbill.
• On November 7, 2025 and November 8, 2025, Wicked: For Good has officially collaborated with two Roblox's Games, "Brookhaven" and "Dress to Impress" and created their own Roblox's Official UGC Game, Wicked: For Good also collaborated with a playstore game, "Toca Boca" on November 25th, 2025 as the promotional for the movie for limited time.^[16][17][18]

Gallery

Promotional

Director Jon M. Chu announcing Wicked will be split into two films.^[19]

Previous title.

New title announced for the second film.^[20]

Current title.

Posters

The film's first official poster.

International poster

Wicked Double-feature poster

Wicked Double-feature poster

Wicked Double-feature poster

Wicked: For Good now in theaters poster

Behind the Scenes

Videos

Wicked- For Good - Official Trailer

Wicked- For Good - Because I Knew You

Wicked- For Good - First Look

Wicked- For Good - Final Trailer

Wicked- For Good - Roblox

Wicked- For Good - Oh Shiz!

Wicked- For Good - You Don't Wanna Miss This

Wicked- For Good - Wonderful

Wicked- For Good - Cynthia Erivo x Misty Copeland - "No Good Deed"

Wicked- For Good - The Girl in the Bubble

Wicked- For Good - Behind the Scenes of "For Good"

Wicked- For Good - Only in Theaters This Friday

Wicked- For Good - Only in Theaters This Friday-2

Wicked- For Good - Only In Theaters Friday

External links

• Official website
• Wicked: For Good on X (formerly Twitter)
• Film script from Universal, released for awards purposes

References

The Story of Wicked

The Wicked Years Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995) • Son of a Witch (2005) • A Lion Among Men (2008) • Out of Oz (2011) Another Day The Brides of Maracoor (2021) • The Oracle of Maracoor (2022) • The Witch of Maracoor (2023) Companion books Tales Told in Oz (2012) • Elphie: A Wicked Childhood (2025) • Galinda: A Charmed Childhood (2026) Musical Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz (2003-present) Films Wicked (2024) • Wicked: For Good (2025)