30 years after The Brothers McMullen won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, director and star Edward Burns is back with The Family McMullen, which premiered in theaters for one night on October 15, 2025, and arrives on HBO Max on December 5, 2025. The sequel reunites several stars from the original film, which was made for just $25,000, shot on weekends at Burns’ family’s Long Island home, and edited with Entertainment Tonight cameraman Dick Fisher. The film became part of the ’90s indie cinema boom, eventually earning more than $19 million worldwide. Today, a few of the original film’s stars are still performing — and one has become one of the most acclaimed TV stars of the past two decades.
