Zootopia 2

Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back on the beat, but their partnership is anything but smooth. After a series of botched arrests, Chief Bogo orders them into partners therapy or face dismissal. The ultimatum arrives just as Judy discovers snake skin in a suspect's vehicle, a strange find, since no reptile has been seen in Zootopia for over a century. That clue sets off a chain of events that pulls the duo into a conspiracy reaching back to the city's founding.

Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, this sequel expands the animal metropolis in bold new directions. Reptile Ravine, a long-abandoned district, becomes the focal point of a mystery involving the wealthy Lynxley family and a missing historical document. New characters include Gary De'Snake, voiced by Ke Huy Quan, a snake who claims he's not a villain but a descendant of the city's true founder. The voice cast also brings back Idris Elba as Chief Bogo and adds Andy Samberg as the Lynxley heir Pawbert, David Strathairn as patriarch Milton, and Fortune Feimster as a beaver named Nibbles Maplestick.

With a budget of $150 million, the film went on to earn $1.87 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing animated film ever. Michael Giacchino returns to compose the score, and Shakira performs a new song, Zoo. The animation team rendered over 288,000 frames for the stereo 3D version, spread across 41 sequences. The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on November 13, 2025, before hitting theaters wide on November 26. [edit]

Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are now full-fledged partners at the Zootopia Police Department, but their contrasting styles keep causing chaos. During a high-speed pursuit, Nick's con-artist instincts clash with Judy's by-the-book approach, and the suspect escapes. Chief Bogo has had enough. He mandates that the duo attend partners therapy or be fired. Reluctantly, they agree.

While processing a routine traffic stop, Judy spots something unusual in the back of a pickup truck: snake skin. It's a shocking discovery because no reptile has been seen in the city for over a century. Her detective instincts kick in. She begins connecting dots that suggest a snake may be targeting the city's centennial gala, an event honoring the Lynxley family, the wealthy lynx clan credited with founding Zootopia. The gala also celebrates the weather walls that make the city's diverse climates possible.

Judy and Nick infiltrate the gala, but Chief Bogo spots them and hauls Nick away. As Nick is being dragged off, he catches a glimpse of a snake slithering across a chandelier. Judy chases the snake and corners him alongside Milton Lynxley. The snake introduces himself as Gary De'Snake and insists he's no villain, he's trying to bring his family back to Zootopia. But when Gary mentions a family diary, the Lynxleys react with violence. They attempt to kill both Judy and Gary to keep the diary's secret hidden.

The Lynxleys, led by Milton and his children Pawbert, Cattrick, and Kitty, are planning an expansion of Zootopia that would destroy Reptile Ravine, the abandoned district where the city's outsiders once lived. Gary steals a historical document during the gala, kicking off a citywide manhunt. Judy and Nick are framed for crimes they didn't commit and go on the run. They team up with Gary and a beaver named Nibbles Maplestick to navigate unfamiliar parts of the city, including the underground reptile community.

As they dig deeper, they discover that the Lynxley family diary contains secrets about the true origins of the weather walls. The Lynxleys are determined to destroy any evidence that would expose their family's dark history. Judy and Nick must go undercover in unexpected parts of the city, forced to reconcile their differences while pursuing a case that threatens to tear Zootopia apart. The film explores themes of displacement, historical revisionism, and the treatment of marginalized communities, all while maintaining the buddy cop comedy tone of the original.[edit]