SPY×FAMILY Season 4 and Second Anime Film Announced for 2027

The SPY×FAMILY production committee announced on November 8 that Season 4 will air in Japan in 2027 and a second theatrical anime film will open during the same year. The two projects were revealed at a special event in Tokyo, giving the Forger family both a television return and another big-screen outing.

Two new projects share the 2027 calendar

The announcement confirms separate television and theatrical projects rather than a film replacing the next season. Season 4 is set for broadcast in 2027, while the franchise's second anime movie is also scheduled for Japanese cinemas in 2027. The official anime site presents both as new productions and has added a Season 4 teaser visual to its television series page.

That is the full scheduling window currently confirmed. An exact broadcast start, theatrical opening date, story title, episode count, returning staff, cast details, international streaming plans, and overseas cinema arrangements were not included. Because the releases have only year-level timing, their order within 2027 is not yet established.

For viewers, the format distinction matters. A numbered television season continues the serial anime line, while the separately announced movie is a theatrical project. The shared year places both on the franchise's 2027 slate, but it does not establish whether their stories connect or whether one must be watched before the other.

How the announcement fits the anime's run

SPY×FAMILY began its television adaptation with Season 1 in April 2022. Season 2 followed in October 2023, and the first theatrical feature, SPY×FAMILY CODE: White, opened in Japan that December. The official site describes the release as a major box office success. Season 3 then began broadcasting in October 2025. The newly announced projects therefore extend both established branches of the adaptation: the numbered TV seasons and original theatrical films.

That history also shows the movie announcement is not the franchise's first move between television and cinemas. CODE: White arrived in the same calendar year as Season 2, providing an earlier example of separate series and film releases existing alongside one another. The 2027 plan repeats that broad two-format pattern, though no closer relationship has been announced.

The series adapts Tatsuya Endo's manga, which began serialization on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service in March 2019. According to the anime's official site, the manga had passed 42 million copies in circulation as of October 2026. Its central setup follows master spy Loid Forger, telepath Anya, assassin Yor, and clairvoyant dog Bond, a household whose members conceal extraordinary identities while pursuing family life and missions tied to peace between rival nations.

The official television page credits WIT STUDIO and CloverWorks with animation production for the existing series. However, the new announcement does not spell out the production lineup for either 2027 project. Any staff continuity will need to be confirmed in later updates rather than assumed from the earlier seasons.

Both Season 4 and the second movie are now confirmed for 2027. The next concrete milestone will be the production committee's follow-up with dates or new project details.