Here’s the cast, plot and release date for 2026 comedy Focker-In-Law
Focker-in-Law readies returning favorites and a fresh problem for Greg Focker — but the real hook is who’s back to make his life even messier.
Greg Focker has finally crossed into the Circle of Trust… as the interrogator. In Focker-in-Law, Greg spirals when his son Henry brings home a fiancée who seems too perfect to be true — and not even Jack Byrnes is on his side this time. The twist: Henry’s girlfriend, Olivia Jones, isn’t just unflappable, she’s a trained FBI hostage negotiator, which makes Greg’s old tricks feel hilariously outmatched.
Yes, the gang is back. Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro return as Greg and Jack, with Teri Polo as Pam, Blythe Danner as Dina, and Owen Wilson once again floating through family chaos as the eternally zen ex, Kevin Rawley. Franchise mainstay John Hamburg is back behind the camera, leaning into a full-on role reversal that turns Greg into the kind of overbearing parent he once dreaded — the setup for the series’ first new movie since 2010.
The cast
- Ben Stiller — Greg Focker
- Robert De Niro — Jack Byrnes
- Teri Polo — Pam
- Blythe Danner — Dina
- Owen Wilson — Kevin Rawley
- Skyler Gisondo — Henry Focker
- Ariana Grande — Olivia Jones
- Beanie Feldstein — Samantha Focker
- Eduardo Franco — Samantha’s boyfriend
What it ’s about
Henry announces he wants to marry Olivia, and Greg is convinced she’s manipulating his son. Jack, of all people, takes Olivia’s side — a gut punch that nudges Greg into full-blown paranoia. With wedding prep shoving everyone under one roof, awkward dinners pile up, Jack starts snooping, and Olivia keeps coolly talking her way through every standoff like, well, an FBI pro.
The more Greg pushes back, the more he starts to look like Jack — the very father-in-law who tormented him years ago. That parent-to-parent mirror is the movie’s engine, with the Fockers and Byrneses ricocheting between heartfelt and mortifying faster than you can say “trust but verify.”
Behind the scenes
Universal is releasing the sequel, with John Hamburg — a writer on earlier installments — shaping the new chapter’s generational flip. Expect the familiar mix of interrogation tactics, malfunctioning lie detectors (figurative and possibly literal), and relatives who cannot resist stepping into someone else’s business.
The film opens in U.S. and Canadian theaters on November 25, 2026.
Universal says the international rollout begins November 26, 2026, with Australia among the markets opening that day.