Summary

• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is the highly anticipated sequel to the beloved Aardman Animation classic, releasing on Netflix in 2023.
• The sequel maintains the charm and family-friendly humor of the original, drawing on what made it memorable and building a new story around the beloved characters.
• Fans can expect an exciting new adventure as the heroic chickens face a new threat from an evil scientist, with the surprise return of the villainous Mrs. Tweedy adding an extra layer of danger.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is the long-awaited sequel to the Aardman Animation classic, releasing more than twenty years after Ginger, Rocky, and the villainous Mrs. Tweedy debuted in Chicken Run. First announced in 2018, updates on the new cast and story of Chicken Run 2 have been long demanded by fans of the 2000 claymation feature film ever since. In the original Chicken Run, a group of hens on Tweedy's farm in Yorkshire, England, live their lives struggling to lay enough eggs to avoid becoming meat pies. Together, under the leadership of upstart hen Ginger (Julia Sawalha) and the help of interloping rooster Rocky (Mel Gibson), they ultimately plan their escape.

The first Chicken Run movie was directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park, the co-founders of the stop-motion production studio Aardman Animation. The second Chicken Run feature is directed by Sam Fell, who worked on the Aardman co-produced Flushed Away, and is heading straight to Netflix. Here is everything else to know about Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, including its release date, cast, story details, and more.

Chicken Run 2 Latest News

The first Chicken Run 2 trailer arrived in September 2023, giving insight into the plot of the long-awaited sequel. While the original movie was an homage to movies like The Great Escape, Chicken Run 2 seems to be playing on the Mission: Impossible franchise, as well as taking obvious satirical jabs at the likes of James Bond. However, perhaps the most notable aspect of the new trailer is the reveal of the original villain — Mrs. Tweedy — returns for the sequel, complete with a supervillain-esque evil lair.

Chicken Run 2 Confirmed

It was reported in the spring of 2018 that Aardman Animation was making Chicken Run 2. It was announced that Aardman would be working with StudioCanal, their partners on the Shaun the Sheep Movie and its sequel, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, among other productions.

Chicken Run 2 Release Date

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget will be released on Netflix on December 15, 2023 — almost 25 years since the original Chicken Run. The movie will be heading straight to Netflix, with no theatrical release planned for Chicken Run 2.

Chicken Run 2 Cast

The Chicken Run sequel was called ageist for recasting the original main characters early into its production. Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels, and the late Benjamin Whitrow were all replaced in favor of younger actors. In their place, Zachary Levi plays Rocky, alongside Thandiwe Newton as Ginger, Romesh Ranganathan as Nick, Daniel Mays as Fetcher, and David Bradley as Fowler.

Other Chicken Run 2 cast include:

Chicken Run 2 Story Details

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget will see Ginger and the rest of her poultry pals caught in a conundrum as the idyllic life they found on their island at the end of the first film is challenged by the arrival of Dr. Fry. The mad doctor plans to turn all the world's chickens into nuggets, and the crew from the first movie must go on a daring rescue mission to save chicken-kind.

Chicken Run 2: Trailer

The trailer shows the franchise moving more into modern pop culture with the homages switching from The Great Escape to Mission: Impossible. Along with the silly humor of the original intact, the Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget trailer also delivers the shock of Mrs. Tweedy's return to threaten the chickens once again.