In a world crawling with vampires, the only thing more dangerous than a bite… is going soft.
Day Shift 2 (2025) returns to the gritty, action-packed vampire-hunting world where the sun isn’t your only protection. Picking up after the wild events of the first film, the sequel dives deeper into the underground vampire economy, global blood trafficking, and the growing war between hunters and ancient vampire clans. Jamie Foxx is back as Bud Jablonski — still a pool cleaner by cover, still a relentless vampire slayer by night (and sometimes day).
After the collapse of the Los Angeles hive in the first movie, Bud finds himself on the run from a new breed of vampires known as “The Black Fangs” — smarter, faster, and organized. With the Vampire Hunters Union fractured and trust in short supply, Bud reluctantly teams up again with the nerdy-but-now-battle-hardened Seth (Dave Franco), who’s become surprisingly competent with a stake and a shotgun.
The film expands its scope beyond LA, taking Bud and Seth across the border into Mexico, where vampire cartels run entire regions and ancient blood rituals unlock terrifying new powers. Alongside a mysterious rogue hunter played by a major new cast addition (rumored to be Pedro Pascal), the trio must stop a vampire uprising that threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness — literally.
Director J.J. Perry returns with more stylized action, practical effects, and kinetic fight choreography that blends martial arts, comedy, and gore. Car chases with armored hearses, church shootouts, and underground blood arenas push the sequel’s energy to new heights. Yet Day Shift 2 also deepens the mythology — exploring the history of the vampire clans and why Bud’s family is more connected to the vampire world than he ever realized.
With bigger stakes, sharper humor, and more inventive vampire kills, Day Shift 2 is exactly what fans hoped for: bold, bloody, and unafraid to have fun with the apocalypse.
