Director: Jon M. Chu
The story of Oz's most famous rivalry-turned-friendship reaches its conclusion in Wicked: For Good, the second half of the two-part musical adaptation built around Elphaba and Glinda.
What is Wicked: For Good about?
Picking up the story of Elphaba, the young woman destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West, this chapter follows her deepening rift with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, as choices made earlier in their friendship come due. Both women have moved further into the roles the people of Oz expect of them — one cast as a villain despite her intentions, the other polished into a symbol of goodness that hides its own compromises. As their paths pull apart, the film pushes past the fairy-tale surface of the original story to ask what goodness and wickedness actually mean once politics, fear, and public image get involved. As the second half of a two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical, it leans on the songs and spectacle established in the first film while bringing the central relationship to its emotional peak. Director Jon M. Chu keeps the focus on the bond between the two women even as the scale of the production grows around them.
Cast & crew
Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande's Glinda, with Jonathan Bailey and Ethan Slater continuing their roles from the first installment. Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh add weight to the world of Oz's political maneuvering, while Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang round out the returning ensemble.
Context & significance
Wicked: For Good is a 2025 American release that closes out the two-part film version of the long-running Broadway musical, itself adapted from Gregory Maguire's novel reimagining L. Frank Baum's Oz. As the concluding chapter, it carries the weight of resolving both the public mythology around the Wicked Witch and the private friendship that shaped it, giving the musical numbers a farewell quality absent from the first film.
Where & how to watch
Wicked: For Good is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, and comes with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles for viewers who want to follow the musical in Farsi. K-Time's Farsi-first interface makes it easy for Persian-speaking families to find and enjoy the film together.