First trailer for Greenland 2: Migration starring Gerard Butler is released

The first trailer for Greenland 2: Migration is out, and from everything we can see in our first glimpse at the apocalyptic thriller, we are in for a tense ride. Released on 25 September, the trailer throws us back into the wreckage of the comet apocalypse, with Gerard Butler's John Garrity leading a scarred, pragmatic family on the search for a new home. The trailer shows us the claustrophobic bunker life, with shots of wastelands, collapsing infrastructure and ominous sky activity that suggest that the danger is far from over.

Visually, the trailer leans hard into bleak landscapes and closeups that sell exhaustion better than heroics. Morena Baccain returns as Allison, Roman Griffin Davi appears as the Garritys' son and Ric Roman Waugh's direction promises big set pieces and weather driven danger rather than science fiction spectacle for spectacle's sake.

In an interview with Collider in August, Morena Baccarin called it one of the hardest shoots of her life as she said,

"It was the hardest shoot of my life. Not the easiest, not the most fun. A really difficult experience. We were outside a lot. We shot in London and we shot in Iceland. It was physically draining, emotionally draining. I am very curious to see it myself, because I feel like it was a blur of exhaustion and running and crying, and much like the first, really."

This really highlights the film's premise as it aims to highlight a story of lives that are struggling to survive. If the trailer is any indication of the sequel's tense atmosphere, then we're in for a wild ride.

Everything we know about Greenland 2: Migration

Greenland 2: Migration is shaping up as a direct sequel to 2020's Greenland, directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling and Mitchell Lafortune. The core cast is returning, led by Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin with Roman Griffin Davis stepping in as Nathan Garrity. Production for the film started in 2024 with the UK and Iceland serving as the backdrop to the thriller. Lionsgate is distributing the film and handling the theatrical release, which is now set for January 9, 2026.

Plot wise, Greenland 2: Migration picks up years after the comet strikes. The Garrity family have been living in a militarized underground bunker, but dwindling resources and worsening surface conditions force them to leave. The trailer hints at new environmental hazards, fractured societies, and moral compromises along the way.

With the sequel in theaters soon, fans can also start looking forward to Greenland 3, which producer Sébastien Raybaud had already teased back in October as he told Deadline,