Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Teyonah Parris star as artist Anthony McCoy and galley director Brianna Cartwight, respectively, a couple who move into the neighborhood, with Anthony unwittingly unleashing a terrifyingly viral wave of violence after learning about the Candyman legend and desperately trying to maintain his status in the Chicago art world by using the details of these grisly murders for his paintings.
The new Candyman will take audiences back to Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, which has become gentrified beyond recognition since the events of the first movie.