Apple has dropped the first The Family Plan 2 trailer, and the sequel leans into the original’s family-on-the-run formula with a cleaner hook and a higher profile villain. Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan return as Dan and Jessica Morgan, a couple newly at peace with Dan’s past life as a covert assassin—so much so that their date nights now mimic low-stakes spy ops. The setup is simple: with daughter Nina (Zoe Colletti) living in London, the Morgans fly over for a Christmas visit. A “quick job” Dan picks up to pay for the trip exposes an old enemy, played by Kit Harington, and the holiday turns into a cross-Europe chase. The Family Plan 2 arrives on Apple TV on November 21.
The new footage does what a sequel trailer should. It resets the family dynamics—Nina has moved out, son Kyle (Van Crosby) is tackling babysitting—and wastes little time before throwing the clan into trouble. The sight of Wahlberg and Harington trading punches will drive most of the early interest, but there’s a clearer emphasis on ensemble comedy than in the first film. The Family Plan 2 trailer hints at tighter geography as well: London streets, train platforms, and tourist-ready landmarks built for fish-out-of-water gags and compact action beats.
Behind the camera, Apple keeps the continuity. Director Simon Cellan Jones returns, as does writer David Coggeshall. That choice tracks with how the 2023 film performed. The Family Plan wasn’t a critical standout, yet it turned into one of Apple TV’s most-viewed movies and built a steady streaming audience. Keeping the same pair gives the sequel a consistent tone—PG-13 action built around a suburban family who can’t escape the spy world—while the addition of Harington provides a fresh anchor for the antagonistic side.
If you’re watching the The Family Plan 2 trailer for the action, the choreography looks serviceable rather than showy. The brawls are framed around character beats—Dan improvising in civilian spaces, Jessica backing him up—rather than scale. Expect momentum from quick relocations across Europe rather than long, effects-heavy set pieces. That’s consistent with Apple TV+’s recent approach to mid-budget action comedies: bankable stars, compact locations, a few marquee stunts, and a family hook that plays well on streaming.
As for tone, the sequel steers away from broad slapstick. It favors small, domestic jokes that land because the danger feels immediate but not grim. That balance helped the first film travel on Apple TV+, and the sequel seems to refine it. The biggest swing is casting Harington as a polished foil; if his villain reads as more personal than generic, the movie has a shot at improving on its predecessor’s word-of-mouth.
The essentials are easy to parse: The Family Plan 2 trailer sells a holiday-timed spy caper with familiar chemistry, a cleaner premise, and a marquee matchup between Mark Wahlberg and Kit Harington. Whether it breaks out beyond the service’s existing audience will depend on execution, but the package is built for repeat, family-room viewing—exactly where Apple TV has found wins before.
