After a 14-year hiatus, the Final Destination franchise returns with Final Destination: Bloodlines, a fresh and blood-soaked revival that honors its roots while carving out new territory.
The newest chapter in New Line Cinema’s bloody successful franchise takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice—“Final Destination Bloodlines.”
The cast includes Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Rya Kihlstedt, Anna Lore, Max Lloyd-Jones and Brec Bassinger.
Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, and penned by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, this sixth installment will hit theaters on May 16, 2025, and promises to reignite fans’ love for elaborate, fate-defying horror.
The Plot
Bloodlines introduces a new protagonist, Stefanie (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), a college student plagued by violent recurring nightmares.
Seeking answers, she returns home to consult her estranged grandmother, Iris (Gabrielle Rose), who has managed to evade death for decades by isolating herself in the wilderness.
Unfortunately, tragedy strikes again, though, after Iris dies in a freak accident. That’s when Stefanie realizes that unless she acts fast, her entire family could face a deadly fate.
The film also marks the poignant final appearance of horror legend Tony Todd as the enigmatic William Bludworth. Todd unfortunately died in November 2024 aged 69, months before he could see his final work.
Todd’s performance is haunting and also heartfelt, giving the film a quiet gravity amid the chaos..
Bludworth has had fans scratching their heads over the years as he appeared in almost every installment save the fourth film (2009’s The Final Destination), with no end in sight to the mystery of his identity.
“Is he an angel? Is he a devil? Who is this guy?” says Stein, with his co-director Zach Lipovsky adding, “Death itself?“
The Verdict: Death’s design through a revisited legacy
Staying true to the franchise’s gory reputation, Bloodlines delivers some of the most imaginative and stomach-churning death scenes yet — each one more outrageous than the last.
From a nerve-wracking hospital mishap that rivals Final Destination 2’s iconic freeway pile-up to a death-defying stunt that sees 71-year-old Yvette Ferguson set ablaze (setting a new on-screen record in the process), this movie relishes in its creative kills.
What makes Bloodlines stand out isn’t just the grisly spectacles, but how it reworks the familiar formula. The film cleverly ties its characters’ fates to an inherited curse, while adding a sense of inevitability and tragic weight to the chaos.
Premonition sequences still spark the usual heart-racing paranoia, but now there’s added emotional tension as the victims are bound not just by coincidence, but by blood.
The film’s self-aware humor remains intact, with moments that let the audience laugh nervously between gasps.
And while fans will come for the carnage, they might stay for the surprisingly effective story about family, destiny, and the eerie notion that no one ever truly cheats death — they only borrow time.
If you want to check out any of the previous Final Destination movies before catching the latest entry, you can watch them in the below sequence
- 1. Final Destination (2000)
- 2. Final Destination 2 (2003)
- 3. Final Destination 3 (2006)
- 4. The Final Destination (2009)
- 5. Final Destination 5 (2011)
Watch the trailer for Final Destination: Bloodlines below:
