The buzz first began to build on June 9, 2024, when a midnight TikTok announcement—a nod to the film’s “midnight margaritas” scene—revealed that Practical Magic was now available to stream on Max. But the real announcement, that Practical Magic 2 is officially in the works, came the following morning.

Akiva Goldsman, one of the co-writers of the original film’s script, is set to pen the screenplay this time around, while it’s expected that the two leading ladies (who can be heard in the teaser clip revealing the release date) will sign on as producers, too.

Naturally, we’re sure to be in for a long and agonizing wait before we learn plot details, but I have an even more pressing question in the meantime: as thrilled as I am at the prospect of seeing Bullock and Kidman back together for more spirited high jinks, what about the rest of the film’s cast, which—lest we forget—includes living legends Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest alongside Evan Rachel Wood? Surely this particular coven wouldn’t be complete without them….