Final Destination 6: Bloodlines trailer resurrects franchise’s scariest scene to traumatise a new era

A Bloodline cursed by fate

College student Stefanie Lewis (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) finds herself surrounded by violent, recurring nightmares, visions so disturbing that she returns home to confront a terrifying family secret. Her grandmother once cheated death, putting the entire Lewis bloodline on death’s hit list. Stefanie soon learns that her bloodline has been marked for death, and unless she finds a way to break the cycle, her entire family is doomed. The trailer hints at a sinister twist in Death’s design. Is survival truly possible this time? Or is it just another cruel illusion?

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While the teaser trailer paid homage to the series’ origins, the second preview is loaded with callbacks to previous films, particularly the highway pileup from Final Destination 2, undeniably the most spine-chilling scene in franchise history. The sight of a log truck in the trailer is a direct nod to the moment that left an entire generation of drivers second-guessing their lane choices. But beyond nostalgia, as the production house describes, it reshapes the Final Destination formula. This time, death’s plan isn’t as straight and simple. The film introduces a chain of “interrupted fatalities,” suggesting that past survivors may have unknowingly changed the course of fate.

Death is a relentless son of a *****. Final Destination Bloodlines – Only in Theaters and @IMAX May 16. #FinalDestination #FilmedforIMAX pic.twitter.com/I2RPyinzBf

— Final Destination Bloodlines (@FDMovie) March 25, 2025

Final Destination: Bloodlines release date and cast

Fan-favorite Tony Todd reprises his role as mortician William Bludworth, who has always seemed to know more about death’s design than he lets on. His eerie presence in the trailer hints at connections between Bloodlines and the events of the original Final Destination. Produced by Craig Perry, Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle and Toby Emmerich, Bloodlines also stars Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Anna Lore, with Brec Bassinger in key roles.

Final Destination: Bloodlines hits theaters on May 16, 2025. The film could either wrap up the Final Destination saga or set the stage for an entirely new era. Directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, with a screenplay by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, the film will begin its international rollout on May 14.