"Greyhound" Sequel to Begin Filming in Early 2026

The sequel to Oscar winner Hanks and Apple‘s World War II action pic "Greyhound" is lining up a January 2026 start in Sydney, Australia.

Hanks will reprise his role as Captain Krause and has penned the script. Director Aaron Schneider returns, as does producer Gary Goetzman for Playtone.

The next chapter in the Greyhound saga will follow Krause and the Greyhound crew from the beaches of Normandy to the ocean in the Pacific as they help turn the tide of the war.

Talks are in process with key cast from the first movie to reprise their roles. This includes Stephen Graham, who is coming off rave reviews for Netflix hit "Adolescence".

The Oscar-nominated 2020 movie Greyhound saw Hanks play an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander who, soon after the U.S.’ entry into the war, is tasked with leading an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.

It was based on the 1955 novel "The Good Shepherd". Cast also included Rob Morgan and Elisabeth Shue.

The well-received pic was inspired by events during the Battle of the Atlantic, which took place in the earliest months of America’s alliance with Great Britain and the Allied Forces against Nazi Germany and its allies.

The sequel is the latest Apple Original to hail from Hanks and Goetzman’s Playtone. The partners previously teamed with Amblin on WWII series "Masters of the Air".