Image via Barbie Simons / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0). Ariana Grande promoting Wicked in 2024.
The Focker family is back in a big way this week. Universal has dropped three new featurettes for Focker In-Law, the fourth film in the Meet the Parents series. And tonight, the three stars take over The Tonight Show.
Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Ariana Grande will sit down with Jimmy Fallon tonight, Sunday, November 8. The show airs after Sunday Night Football and the local news, at 11:59 p.m. ET on NBC. Lil Baby is the musical guest.
| Focker In-Law | The details |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 25, 2026 (Thanksgiving Eve) |
| Director | John Hamburg (co-wrote the three earlier films) |
| Returning stars | Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson |
| New faces | Ariana Grande, Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein, Eduardo Franco |
| New featurettes | "Ben Stiller Character", "Basecamp Connections", "A Look Inside" |
| Tonight on TV | The Tonight Show, 11:59 p.m. ET on NBC |
What the three new featurettes show
The first featurette, "Ben Stiller Character", lets Stiller break down Greg Focker's new chapter. Greg spent three films squirming under Jack Byrnes. Now he is on the other side of the hot seat, as the anxious father of two grown kids.
The second, "Basecamp Connections", runs just 65 seconds. It hands the camera to the new generation instead: Beanie Feldstein, Skyler Gisondo, Eduardo Franco and Grande, caught between setups outside the cast trailers. Grande arrives late and owns her outsider status, joking that she knows she was not in Booksmart, Feldstein's breakout film.
The third, "A Look Inside", came out on November 6. Grande and Stiller guide viewers behind the scenes of the film and talk through their roles in the new chapter.
The story flips the old joke
The plot turns the first film on its head. Greg Focker was once the nervous son-in-law, trying to win over ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes. Sixteen years after Little Fockers, Greg is now the overprotective father. His son Henry, played by Gisondo, brings home his fiancee Olivia, played by Grande. Olivia is an FBI-trained hostage negotiator, which is a lot for any father-in-law to take in. The big meeting happens at Jack's 80th birthday party.
The old faces are all back. Teri Polo returns as Pam Focker and Blythe Danner as Dina Byrnes. Owen Wilson is back too, as Kevin Rawley, Pam's impossibly accomplished ex. Feldstein plays Greg's daughter Samantha, and Franco plays her boyfriend Eduardo Villalobos.
John Hamburg directs. He co-wrote the three earlier Meet the Parents films. Jane Rosenthal, De Niro, Stiller, John Lesher, Jay Roach and Hamburg produce.
Tonight on Fallon, then more to come
Tonight's show is a special Sunday episode, part of a short run of post-football Tonight Shows this season. It airs after NBC's Sunday Night Football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears, then the local news. The listing calls it a Focker-in-Law takeover, with all three stars on the couch together.
The promo tour keeps going after tonight. Gisondo is booked for Tuesday's show, alongside Dustin Hoffman. Focker In-Law opens in cinemas on November 25, right in the middle of the Thanksgiving box office fight. Godzilla Minus Zero just set a foreign-language record with a $32 million opening, so the holiday weekend will be busy.
FAQs
When does Focker In-Law come out? November 25, 2026, the day before Thanksgiving. It opens in cinemas from Universal Pictures.
Who does Ariana Grande play in Focker In-Law? Olivia Jones, the fiancee of Greg Focker's son Henry. Olivia is an FBI-trained hostage negotiator, played by Grande in her first role in the franchise.
What time is The Tonight Show tonight? It airs at 11:59 p.m. ET on NBC, after Sunday Night Football and the local news. De Niro, Stiller and Grande are the guests, with Lil Baby performing.
Is Focker In-Law a sequel? Yes, it is the fourth film in the Meet the Parents series, and the first since Little Fockers in 2010.
Where can I watch the new Focker In-Law featurettes? They are on the Universal Pictures YouTube channel: "Ben Stiller Character", "Basecamp Connections" and "A Look Inside".
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