Ginger & Rocky Are Parents In The New Chicken Run Sequel Premiering This December

It’s been a long time coming. A really, really long time. But finally, after 23 years of waiting, there is going to be a Chicken Run sequel coming to Netflix. Considering the fact that the original was the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, expectations are going to be pretty high. And it sounds as though the sequel is going to be just as charming as the original.

The sequel is called Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget.

It was reported in 2018 that a sequel was in the works, when The Hollywood Reporter announced that the UK-based animation company Aardman Animations, had begun working on a follow-up to their award winning 2000 hit movie Chicken Run. The sequel was picked up by Netflix, and now is set to become an actual reality.

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget will see the return of popular characters as well as some important new ones. And even a bit of a cast shifting going on with some of the actors from the original movie being replaced.

Ginger and Rocky are parents in the sequel.

Ginger and Rocky, the chickens we all know and love from Chicken Run, are back. And this time, they’re parents.

“Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream — a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world,” Netflix shared in a press release. “When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk — this time, they’re breaking in!”

Watch a trailer for Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget.

A new trailer for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget dropped in September, and it looks like the stakes couldn’t be higher for Ginger and Rocky. And all chickens everywhere, really. The crew has to try to figure out how to stop their worst enemies, human beings, while also putting their hard-won freedom at stake. In short, they’re breaking back into the chicken coop to make life safer for all chicken kind.

When does Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget premiere?

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget will premiere exclusively on Netflix on Dec. 15, 2023. The sequel is directed by Sam Fell, who also directed Flushed Away, and production has already begun.

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget stars a whole new cast of characters (and some originals.)

Mel Gibson, who voiced the rooster Rocky in Chicken Run, has been replaced by Zachary Levi (Shazam!), while Westworld’s Thandiwe Newton has replaced Julia Sawalha as the voice of Ginger.

Several actors are returning to the farmyard for Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget, including Jane Horrocks as Babs, Imelda Staunton as Bunty and Lynn Ferguson as Mac. As for new additions, there will be plenty; Josie Sedgwick-Davies will voice Frizzle, David Browley as Fowler, Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed as Dr. Fry, and finally Game Of Thrones actress Bella Ramsey will voice Molly, Ginger and Rocky’s headstrong daughter.