Grown Ups 3 is officially filming, and Netflix has confirmed a reunion big enough to fill the same dinner table twice. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider are all back, along with the returning spouses, children, friends, and rivals who turned the first two movies into oversized ensemble comedies.

The sequel does not have a release date yet. It does have a simple story setup, a director, a long confirmed cast list, and its first on-set photo. Here is the useful part of the announcement without pretending Netflix has revealed more than it has.

Grown Ups 3 details at a glance

When is Grown Ups 3 coming out?

Netflix has not announced a release date or even a narrower release window for Grown Ups 3. The company confirmed on August 6 that filming had begun in New Jersey, so the movie is beyond the early-development stage, but that is not enough to turn any rumored date into a reliable answer.

There is also no official trailer yet. The first public image is a behind-the-scenes group photo taken around a dinner table, with cameras and crew visible behind the cast. It confirms that production is moving, but it does not show footage from the finished movie.

For now, the honest answer is simple: Grown Ups 3 is in production and will stream on Netflix, but its release date remains open.

The original friends and spouses are returning

Netflix's cast list brings the five friends from the first Grown Ups back together. The returning central group is:

Their returning partners include Maya Rudolph as Deanne, Maria Bello as Sally, and Salma Hayek Pinault as Roxanne. Jackie Sandler is also back as Jackie.

That is the clearest reason this feels like a proper reunion instead of a sequel built around one or two familiar faces. The first-look photo puts the group together in one frame before Netflix has shown a single scene.

The supporting cast is nearly a franchise roll call

Netflix also confirmed a large group of returning supporting players:

The list leans into the series' original selling point: this is less a tidy five-person comedy than a crowded vacation where every old connection can become a joke, an argument, or both.

Who is new to Grown Ups 3?

Julie Bowen, Deon Cole, and Bailee Madison are joining the franchise. Netflix has not identified their characters, so any claims about how they fit into the story are still speculation.

Bowen previously worked with Sandler in Happy Gilmore and returned for its sequel, while Madison appeared with him in Just Go with It. Cole is the one newcomer without that same on-screen Sandler history, which makes his role the hardest to guess from the casting alone.

What is Grown Ups 3 about?

The official premise is deliberately broad: now that their children are grown, the group is free to go on the ultimate adventure. Netflix has not said where they are going, what pulls everyone together, or what the main conflict will be.

The setup does shift the family dynamic. The earlier movies mixed the friends' behavior with the work of raising younger children. This time, the title applies to both generations. The children can take larger roles of their own, while Lenny and the others have fewer excuses for acting exactly as they did years ago.

Anything more specific, including rumored travel plans or character deaths, should be treated cautiously until Netflix publishes a full synopsis or trailer.

Who is making the sequel?

Kyle Newacheck is directing after working with Sandler on Happy Gilmore 2. Sandler and Tim Herlihy are writing the screenplay; the pair also wrote Grown Ups 2 and have collaborated on several other Happy Madison projects.