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Where to Watch Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 for Halloween in 2022
There's plenty of time to watch before All Hallow's Eve
Happy Hocus Pocus season to all who celebrate! This absolute classic from Disney about witches Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah Sanderson (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the quintessential movie for spooky season, with just the right concoction to bubble all our childhood Halloween nostalgia into one film. Get ready to "run amok... amok amok amok!" because TV Guide knows all the ways you can enjoy the Sanderson sisters causing mayhem in Hocus Pocus in 2022. And the Witches are back! As a Hocus Pocus bonus this year, Disney+ released the highly anticipated sequel, Hocus Pocus 2. We'll tell you where to watch that, too.
There are many opportunities to watch the movies this year. Hocus Pocus will be airing multiple times on basic cable, plus streaming anytime, so you can watch whatever way makes you happiest.
Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker, Hocus Pocus 2
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Is Hocus Pocus streaming?
Hocus Pocus is streaming on Disney+ again this year, so all the spellbinding spookiness is right at your fingertips. Fans can also pay to watch the movie online by buying or renting it from Disney Movies, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, iTunes, Google Play, and FandangoNow.
When is Hocus Pocus airing on TV?
If your'e looking to watch Hocus Pocus on cable TV, the best way to do it is during Freeform's annual "31 Nights of Halloween" festivities. Here are all the air times ahead for this year's lineup.
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT
Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:10 p.m. EDT/PDT
Sunday, Oct. 9 at 4:45 p.m. EDT/PDT
Saturday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 7:40 p.m. EDT/PDT
Monday, Oct. 17 at 8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT
Saturday, Oct. 22 at 9:20 p.m. EDT/PDT
Sunday, Oct. 23 at 5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT
Saturday, Oct. 29 at 9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT
Sunday, Oct. 30 at 7:05 p.m. EDT/PDT
Monday, Oct. 31 at 9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT
Where to watch Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus 2 is the long-awaited sequel to Hocus Pocus and will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning Sept. 30, 2022. Three young girls accidentally bring back the Sanderson sisters to modern day Salem, and must find a way to stop them from wreaking havoc on the town's children before dawn on All Hallow's Eve. There are some great musical performances in the film and we also get to see the Sanderson sisters as children with origin story flashbacks from their past.