‘Final Destination 7’ in the Works at New Line

Lori Evans Taylor, who co-wrote this year’s successful ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ is aboard to script the next iteration of the deadly movie series.

(L to R) Teo Briones as “Charlie”, Andrew Tinpo Lee as “Marty”, Kaitlyn Santa Juana as “Stefanie”, April Amber Telek as “Aunt Brenda”, Alex Zahara as “Uncle Howard”, Richard Harmon as “Erik”, Anna Lore as “Julia”, Owen Patrick Joyner as “Bobby” in New Line Cinema’s “Final Destination Bloodlines,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Eric Milner. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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A new entry in the ‘Final Destination’ franchise is in the works.
Lori Evans Taylor is aboard to write the script.
The exact story is a mystery for now.

Death is good for business –– at least in New Line’s eyes.

The company, which has been putting the ‘Final Destination’ horror franchise into theaters for years now, has seen success with the latest, ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’, which opened this past May and has earned $285 million worldwide.

That was the first movie to release in the series in 14 years, and New Line isn’t waiting so long again, hiring ‘Bloodlines’ co-writer Lori Evans Taylor to start work on a seventh instalment.

Whatever it ends up being about (more on that below), the new movie will reunite Craig Perry, Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle and Toby Emmerich to produce, but there’s no word yet on whether ‘Bloodlines’ directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein will similarly return.

What was the story of ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’?

New Line Cinema’s 'Final Destination Bloodlines,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Written by Taylor and recent ‘Scream’ veteran Guy Busick with story input from ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy director Watts, ‘Bloodlines’ saw a young college student plagued by a recurring nightmare of a calamity that causes mass fatalities.

But beyond even the usual panic to avoid a seemingly certain fate, she discovers that her entire family is marked for death and only one estranged relative may know how to prevent that from happening.

What could the story for ‘Final Destination 7’ be?

Brec Bassinger as “Iris” in New Line Cinema’s 'Final Destination Bloodlines,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Eric Milner. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

That’s the big question at this point, but ‘Bloodlines’ demonstrated real flexibility in the franchise. So it could go in almost any direction beyond the basic concept.

As producer Perry told Deadline about the most recent entry:

“That’s one of the things that Jon Watts, by bringing in the idea of starting in the ’60s and jumping forward 50 years, I think has liberated us creatively to be able to go to a lot of different places in time and to make connections that we wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise. I think that expansion, that sort of satellite view of the plan, I think is going to hopefully allow us an opportunity in the future to have even more interesting and creative deaths for the fans to enjoy.”

And here he is on the franchise as a whole:

“That’s why this franchise is weirdly evergreen because we don’t have necessarily continuing characters, so you can jump around. And the whole point of it is that it’s relatable, they’re in environments and situations that you might find yourself in.”

When will ‘Final Destination 7’ be in theaters?

There is no official date for the new movie yet, but we predict New Line will look to have this one in theaters before too long, so 2027 isn’t out of the question.

Kaitlyn Santa Juana as “Stefanie” in New Line Cinema’s 'Final Destination Bloodlines,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Eric Milner. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.