Turning Red 2 (2025): Growing Up Means Growing Bolder

When the panda returns, so do the growing pains, awkward moments, and family chaos.

Turning Red 2 (2025) picks up where the heartfelt and hilarious original left off—continuing the coming-of-age journey of Mei Lee, now navigating high school, evolving friendships, and an even wilder panda-sized identity crisis. With Pixar’s signature charm and emotional storytelling, the sequel explores how adolescence doesn’t end with one transformation—it’s just the beginning of many.

Mei is now 15, balancing her social life, family traditions, and growing academic pressures. But as her bond with the red panda grows stronger, so do the challenges: unpredictable transformations, public outbursts, and a mysterious new energy tied to her family's ancestral spirit world. When a forgotten temple guardian awakens, warning of a generational imbalance, Mei must team up with her mom (Ming), her quirky aunties, and her best friends to restore harmony between the panda spirit and the modern world.

The film explores the messy, magical years of teenagehood—where identity, culture, and self-expression collide. It embraces awkwardness, celebrates growth, and reminds young viewers that embracing who you are is not a one-time event, but a lifelong process.

With dazzling animation, more infectious music, and emotionally honest humor, Turning Red 2 is a powerful sequel that roars (and squeals) with even more heart.