Sweeney Todd 2: The Legacy of Blood (2026)

Starring: Dane DeHaan, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp

The haunting tale of Sweeney Todd is far from over. Sweeney Todd 2: The Legacy of Blood picks up where the blood-soaked tragedy left off, plunging viewers back into the shadows of Fleet Street. This time, the terror is not just the lingering specter of the demon barber himself, but a much darker, deeper legacy—one that continues to haunt the living long after the blade has stopped cutting. What began as a tale of vengeance has evolved into a supernatural horror that tests the limits of guilt, memory, and the curse that binds the souls of those who dare to tread on the cursed ground of Sweeney Todd’s pie shop.

Years have passed since the horrific events at the infamous pie shop. The bodies have been buried, the blood washed away, but the memories refuse to fade. Toby (Dane DeHaan), the only living survivor of the massacre, is now a broken man, forever tormented by the unspeakable horrors he witnessed. Though he managed to escape the butcher’s knife, his mind has never truly been free. The scars of his past—both mental and emotional—are as fresh as the blood that once stained the shop’s floors. Toby is now a shell of the boy he once was, a man driven to madness by his haunted memories. His every waking moment is a struggle against the shadows of the past, the whispers of a man he thought he had killed, and the relentless vision of Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp), whose spirit seems to have never truly left Fleet Street.

Toby returns to the ruins of the pie shop, drawn by a force he can’t explain. The shop, long abandoned, now stands as a crumbling monument to the evil that once thrived within it. The walls are silent, but the air is thick with the weight of the past. The spirit of Sweeney Todd, it seems, refuses to stay buried, and his malevolent influence lingers over the place. Toby’s return is not a simple act of closure but a desperate search for peace, a peace that he hopes to find by confronting the very heart of his torment. But as he steps back into the ruined shop, he is greeted by more than just memories—he is confronted by the supernatural forces that still haunt the space, the chilling echoes of Todd’s rage and bloodlust.

The legacy of Sweeney Todd is not just in the bodies he left behind, but in the curse he unwittingly set in motion. This curse now festers and grows, infecting those who are connected to the past, and Toby is no longer the only one who feels its pull. Johanna (Jayne Wisener), the daughter of Sweeney’s lost love, and Anthony (Jamie Campbell Bower), the man who once sought to rescue her, are also drawn back to Fleet Street by the echoes of their tragic past. Though their lives have moved on since the horrifying events that shaped their youth, neither Johanna nor Anthony is immune to the pull of the past. For them, returning to Fleet Street is a reluctant necessity, a journey to face their own fears and the haunting memories that have never truly left them.

Johanna, now an adult, has struggled to find peace in the years since her harrowing escape from her father’s clutches. Though she and Anthony have tried to build a life together, free from the weight of the past, Johanna has never fully shaken the trauma of her imprisonment in the attic, her life a series of cages—both literal and metaphorical. Anthony, forever marked by the love he had for Johanna and the terrible fate of the people he couldn’t save, remains haunted by the memory of what happened on Fleet Street. Together, they have tried to move on, but deep down, they know that to truly free themselves from their shared nightmare, they must confront the ghost of Sweeney Todd—and the legacy of blood he left behind.

As the three—Toby, Johanna, and Anthony—arrive back on Fleet Street, they are drawn together by a sense of destiny, bound by their shared history and the malevolent force that still lives in the streets and buildings around them. But what they don’t know is that the true danger is not just the resurrected curse of Sweeney Todd, but the dark force that has been feeding on the blood spilled all those years ago. The very blood that stained the pie shop and the people who once called it home has given birth to something far worse—a creature of pure malice, born from Todd’s rage and the spirits of those who were murdered. This creature, an embodiment of the vengeful curse that Todd set in motion, now stalks Fleet Street, its hunger insatiable, its power growing stronger with each passing day.

Toby, Johanna, and Anthony are forced to confront not only the physical remnants of Sweeney Todd’s reign of terror but also the psychological and supernatural forces that have twisted their fates. The question that looms over them is not simply whether they can defeat the evil that still plagues Fleet Street—but whether they can ever escape the legacy of blood that binds them to it. Can the sins of the past ever truly be erased, or are they doomed to repeat the horrors that have come before them?

As they delve deeper into the mystery of the curse, they uncover hidden truths about Sweeney Todd’s own origins—secrets that reveal the true source of his power and the unimaginable evil that he unleashed on the world. The more they uncover, the more they realize that the curse is not just a ghost or a lingering evil spirit. It is something much more insidious—an unstoppable force that feeds on guilt, regret, and unresolved trauma. To break the curse, they must not only confront the evil that Todd left behind but also the darkness within themselves.

The film climaxes in a high-stakes battle, not just for survival, but for redemption. As the living and the dead collide, Toby, Johanna, and Anthony are forced to face their deepest fears and confront the legacy that has shaped their lives. The final showdown is a brutal and emotional confrontation with the forces of darkness, a fight that tests not only their physical strength but their ability to forgive and move on. It’s a battle against time, against the curse, and against the shadow of Sweeney Todd, whose bloodlust may never truly be satisfied.

Sweeney Todd 2: The Legacy of Blood is a chilling, atmospheric continuation of the iconic tale, blending horror, tragedy, and psychological drama in a way that explores the lasting impact of guilt, trauma, and revenge. With stunning performances from Dane DeHaan, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, and Johnny Depp, the film brings to life a dark and twisted story that captures the same macabre spirit as the original while adding a fresh layer of supernatural terror. As the characters confront the ghosts of their pasts and the evil that still haunts them, The Legacy of Blood delivers a powerful and unsettling message about the consequences of living in the shadow of one’s sins—and the price that must be paid to break free from the past.