With only a few months left to go before the highly anticipated finale, the official full trailer for Wicked: For Good has dropped. Again starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good will see Elphaba and Glinda driven apart as conflict continues to grow in Oz, and a mysterious, blue-gingham-wearing visitor crash-lands onto the scene.
Wicked: For Good releases in theaters on November 21, 2025, and is shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of the year, widely expected to achieve a similar haul of Oscar nominations as its predecessor, which included acting nods for both Erivo and Grande. Check out the full trailer for Wicked: For Good below:
This trailer most prominently features the Act 2 songs “Thank Goodness” (performed by Glinda and the ensemble, as she encourages them to be happy despite the “wicked witch” being at large), “No Good Deed” (Elphaba’s darkest hour song, where she feels she will always fail in doing good), and “For Good” (Elphaba and Glinda’s final farewell).
Read the full synopsis for Wicked: For Good, released by Universal Pictures, below:
Elphaba, now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum).
Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reᴀssuring the mᴀsses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.
As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq (Ethan Slater) and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives.
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
What This Means For Wicked: For Good
This new trailer continues to build anticipation and intrigue, teasing all the entanglements of Oz’s residents – including the infamous, humorous “catfight” between Elphaba and Glinda. Especially tantalizing is the prospect of seeing more famous Broadway songs brought to life on screen, now that we know how Jon M. Chu and the rest of the production excel at this.
Even for a movie that already has a mᴀssive following and guaranteed audience after last year’s smashing success, the marketing team is being strategic. Notably, this week may be the last mᴀssive push to advertise Wicked: For Good before its release, with a significant feature from Empire Magazine being released in full tomorrow.
Our Take On Wicked: For Good’s Finale Trailer
The latest trailer also reveals some more teasers of how the two-part movie adaptation will expand and alter the story of the show. We apparently get to see Glinda first trying out her bubble transportation, highlighting what we all love about her character as her excitement annoys Madame Morrible.
There are also glimpses at how the movie will adapt Elphaba and Fiyero’s love ballad “As Long as You’re Mine” — with stronger hints that this follows Elphaba upending Glinda and Fiyero’s planned wedding with an animal uprising — and how it will change Nessarose’s storyline, where Elphaba may enchant the famous jeweled slippers with a different intent.
But most importantly, Wicked: For Good‘s finale trailer confirms there will be some tearjerking moments between Elphaba and Glinda, as Glinda’s inclusion in the “Wonderful” number results in a callback to the Ozdust Ballroom dance, and Glinda is confronted with the fact that she can’t solve everything, when the world doesn’t see Elphaba the way she does.
