Overview
- Universal’s marketing chief Michael Moses said “things are underway” to continue the Wicked franchise, with format and specifics still undetermined.
- Wicked: For Good set a new record for Broadway adaptations with about $147 million domestic and $223 million worldwide on opening weekend.
- Composer Stephen Schwartz and writer Winnie Holzman are developing a Wicked-related project described as an adjunct rather than a direct sequel.
- Author Gregory Maguire will publish a Glinda prequel, Galinda: A Charmed Childhood, on September 29, 2026, with fans campaigning for Ariana Grande to narrate the audiobook.
- Whether Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will return remains unclear, as fan response ranges from enthusiasm for tie-ins to calls to leave the two-part story complete.