{"id":22959,"date":"2022-09-30T13:27:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T11:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1714314"},"modified":"2022-09-30T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:02:32","slug":"how-to-watch-hocus-pocus-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-hocus-pocus-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Hocus Pocus 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Naomi Gordon\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 30 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Break out the spooky decorations and get carving those pumpkins because <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/hocus-pocus-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Hocus Pocus 2<\/a> has finally returned to our screens, 30 years after the original \u2013 and it\u2019s getting us into the Halloween spirit early.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel to the 1993 original revives the three evil Sanderson sisters \u2013 played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy \u2013 as they are inadvertently summoned back to modern day Salem by three gifted teenage girls. The friends must work out a way to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the city in Massachusetts, and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">&#8220;It was a real thrill to come back and play these characters.&#8221; ????\u200d\u2640\ufe0f ????\u200d\u2640\ufe0f ????\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<br\/><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HocusPocus2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#HocusPocus2<\/a>, an Original movie event is NOW STREAMING on Disney+. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/384GHx92pT&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/384GHx92pT<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Disney+ UK (@DisneyPlusUK) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisneyPlusUK\/status\/1575772439916650496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">September 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Whitney Peak (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/sabrina-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/a>), Belissa Escobedo (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/american-horror-stories-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">American Horror Stories<\/a>) and newcomer Lilia Buckingham play the young heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Also joining the Hocus Pocus family for the anticipated follow-up are <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ted-lasso-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ted Lasso<\/a>\u00a0star Hannah Waddingham, Arrested Development\u2019s Tony Hale and Veep\u2019s Sam Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about what it was like to reunite after three decades, Midler said in a recent clip: \u201cAs soon as we walked on the set, the dynamic between the three of us was exactly as it was 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s as if these characters lived with us for the last 30 years. It was a real thrill to come back and play these characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The original Hocus Pocus film saw the three Sanderson sisters resurrected after 300 years to cause chaos in Salem, Massachusetts, and now, 30 years later, the witches will be reanimated yet again.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to watch Hocus Pocus 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hocus Pocus 2 is available to stream now on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/disney-plus-uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a>, after launching on the streaming platform on <strong>Friday\u00a0<\/strong><strong>30th September<\/strong>. You can also catch up on the original Hocus Pocus, also available on the streamer.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up to Disney+ for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>You can also download the Disney Plus app on most Android and Apple devices, as well as most\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-03-20\/disney-plus-tvs\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Smart TVs<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-03-23\/how-disney-plus-amazon-fire-stick\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Amazon Fire TV Stick<\/a>. Check out our guide to find out how to download the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/disney-plus-app\/&quot;\">Disney Plus app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-02-24\/disney-devices\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">compatible Disney\u00a0Plus devices<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>A Disney Plus subscription costs \u00a37.99 per month or \u00a379.90 a year in the UK.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Hocus Pocus 2 in cinemas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hocus Pocus 2 is exclusively released on Disney Plus, which means it won\u2019t have a theatrical release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hocus Pocus 2 is available to stream now on Disney Plus. Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage, or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight. <\/strong><strong><a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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