Focker-In-Law Release Date, Cast and Story: Ariana Grande Faces Robert De Niro’s Lie Detector

Twenty-six years after Greg Focker failed his first lie detector test, it is his son’s turn, and this time the fiancée might be better at the game than Jack Byrnes.

Focker-In-Law brings back the whole family for a Thanksgiving-week release, with one very big new name: Ariana Grande, who plays the woman Henry Focker wants to marry.

Here is everything you need to know before the circle of trust opens again.

What is Focker-In-Law about?

Greg and Pam’s son Henry, now grown up, plans to marry Olivia. Greg becomes convinced she is manipulating his son. The twist: Jack, the man who made Greg’s life miserable, takes Olivia’s side.

Wedding planning pulls the whole Focker and Byrnes clan together again, which in this franchise can only mean awkward dinners and family chaos.

Focker-In-Law cast

Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes, Teri Polo as Pam, Blythe Danner as Dina and Owen Wilson as Kevin Rawley all return.

Skyler Gisondo plays the grown-up Henry Focker. Ariana Grande plays Olivia Jones, and Beanie Feldstein plays Samantha, with Eduardo Franco as her boyfriend.

Ariana Grande’s role: a hostage negotiator vs Jack Byrnes

Olivia is a trained FBI hostage negotiator, which is a very funny job to give someone marrying into a family run by an ex-CIA dad. The trailer has already shown the moment fans wanted: Jack putting her on a lie detector.

After Wicked, this is Grande’s first big live-action comedy, and she is going up against De Niro and Stiller in their most famous comic roles.

Is Focker-In-Law coming to India?

Universal has not confirmed an Indian date yet. The international roll-out starts on November 26, so an Indian release around the same week is possible. We will update this when it is announced.

If you want a rewatch first, the order is Meet the Parents (2000), Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010).

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Watch the official trailer on YouTube.