Mary (Amanda Crew) and her daughter Chloe (Lorelei Olivia Mote) travel across the country on the run from the Abnormal Defence Force (ADF), a government agency intent on killing anyone with extraordinary powers. As the citizens around them are detained and inspected for traces of blood-red tears, Mary and her daughter hide in plain sight, seeking revenge on the ADF agent (Lily Taylor) responsible for murdering Mary’s firstborn child.
Returning to the universe of their 2018 breakout hit, co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein set Freaks Part II several years after the events of the original, widening its scope to reveal a world gripped by constant fear. Striking a perfect balance between paranoid thriller and emotionally grounded family drama, Lipovsky and Stein deliver on both the clever plot twists and over-the-top gore they’re known for. Freaks Part II is not only a worthy follow-up to the original, but a timely contemplation of fear, surveillance, and persecution.
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Reznor Allen, Amanda Crew, Audrianna Lico, Lorelei Olivia Mote, Lili Taylor, Stephen Tobolowsky
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2026
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Jonathan Eirich, Brian Hamilton, Christina Piovesan, Cathy Schoch, Noah Segal, Nicole Shizuka Oguchi
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Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
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Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
Filmography: Freaks (2018); Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
Photo by Eric Charbonneau
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