Ballerina John Wick (2025): Cast, Plot and Ending Explained
Ballerina (2025), often searched as Ballerina John Wick, is a spinoff directed by Len Wiseman and set during John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum, starring Ana de Armas as the assassin Eve with Keanu Reeves back as John Wick. It reached US theaters on June 6, 2025, runs 125 minutes and is the first feature length spinoff from the world of John Wick, according to TheWrap. It is the fifth film in release order and the fourth in chronological order.
- US release
- June 6, 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Rating
- R / 15 / MA 15+
- Director
- Len Wiseman
- Budget
- $90 million
- Worldwide
- $140 million
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What Is the Ballerina John Wick Movie About?
Ballerina follows Eve, a young woman raised by the Ruska Roma, the assassin tradition led by the Director (Anjelica Huston), who wants revenge on the cult that killed her father. She trains as a killer and spends years looking for the people responsible.
A lead eventually takes her to Prague, where she meets Daniel Pine (Norman Reedus), a cult member on the run with his young daughter Ella. From there the trail points toward the cult's stronghold in Hallstatt, Austria.
The story lines up with John Wick 3, where John Wick kills a member of the High Table inside the Continental, is declared excommunicado and is given passage to Casablanca by the Director of the Ruska Roma. That Director is the same woman who oversees Eve's training here, and she is the clearest bridge between the two films. Because Ballerina is set during Chapter 3, it sits fourth in chronological order even though it was released fifth, and the john wick movies in order guide shows where to slot it in.
Ballerina John Wick Cast: Who Plays Who
John Wick cast
EveAna de Armas
The DirectorAnjelica Huston
The ChancellorGabriel Byrne
LenaCatalina Sandino Moreno
EllaAva McCarthy
TatianaJuliet Doherty
Daniel PineNorman Reedus- NogiSharon Duncan-Brewster
- JavierDavid Castañeda
More of the cast: Daniel Bernhardt (Scarred Eye Assassin), Jackson Spidell (Mikel).
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Release Dates
| Market | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| US | June 6, 2025confirmed | the-numbers.com |
| UK | June 6, 2025reported | themoviedb.org |
| AU | June 5, 2025reported | themoviedb.org |
Where to Watch Ballerina
| Market | Subscription | Rent or buy |
|---|---|---|
| US | HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV channel | Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex |
| UK | Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store |
| AU | Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV |
Streaming availability data from JustWatch, checked 2026-11-03.
Who Directed Ballerina? Len Wiseman and the Crew
| Director | Len Wiseman |
|---|---|
| Writers | Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten |
| Producers | Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski |
| Music | Tyler Bates |
| Cinematography | Romain Lacourbas |
Box Office
| Budget | $90 million |
|---|---|
| Domestic (US and Canada) | $58 million |
| International | $82 million |
| Worldwide | $140 million |
| Worldwide, in September 2026 dollars | $147 million |
John Wick box office for every film.
What Songs Are in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina?
Tyler Bates composed the score for From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025), and ten featured songs sit alongside his work.
One of the ten was written for the film: "Fight Like a Girl" by Evanescence and K.Flay, which plays over the end credits. It is the only song with a documented place in the film, so it is the one to listen for if you stay in your seat as the credits roll.
The other nine come from a wide spread of acts, from Linkin Park and Godsmack to Ashnikko, Max Richter and Søren Bebe. Le Castle Vania supplies three tracks, more than any other act, and Richter is represented by a Robot Koch remix of one of his pieces rather than the original recording.
The featured songs are:
- "Fight Like a Girl" by Evanescence and K.Flay (written for the film)
- "The Emptiness Machine" by Linkin Park
- "Surrender" by Godsmack
- "Chokehold Cherry Python" by Ashnikko
- "The Four Seasons: Summer 3 (Robot Koch Remix)" by Max Richter
- "So What Now" by The Peter Blair Combo
- "Minus Eleven" by Le Castle Vania
- "Ballerina Code" by Le Castle Vania
- "One Bullet Well Placed" by Le Castle Vania
- "Grand Allegro" by Søren Bebe
The scores and songs from every film in the series are collected on the john wick soundtrack page.
Songs in Ballerina
More songs in the film
- The Emptiness Machine · Linkin Park Licensed song
- Surrender · Godsmack Licensed song
- Chokehold Cherry Python · Ashnikko Licensed song
- The Four Seasons: Summer 3 (Robot Koch Remix) · Max Richter Licensed song
- So What Now · The Peter Blair Combo Licensed song
- Minus Eleven · Le Castle Vania Licensed song
- Ballerina Code · Le Castle Vania Licensed song
- One Bullet Well Placed · Le Castle Vania Licensed song
- Grand Allegro · Søren Bebe Licensed song
Sources: themoviedb.org, filmmusicreporter.com, en.wikipedia.org
Ballerina Plot Explained: Full SynopsisSpoilers
The full plot of Ballerina runs from a childhood loss in the Ruska Roma to a bounty notice in a theater, with stops in Prague and Hallstatt. Eve trains as a killer after her father is killed by a cult, and a tip sends her to Prague, where she crosses paths with Daniel Pine, a cult member trying to protect his daughter Ella.
Eve follows the cult to Hallstatt, a town where nearly everyone seems to belong to the group, and she fights her way through the townspeople. A woman at the hotel captures her and turns out to be her older sister, Lena (Catalina Sandino Moreno). Lena explains that their father took only Eve when he escaped. Grenades then badly wound both sisters, and Lena dies after telling Eve she missed her.
The Director sends John Wick to stop Eve, but he gives her a short window to deal with the Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne), the cult's leader. Eve battles through the town, flamethrower included. The Chancellor tries to flee with his granddaughter Ella, but Eve shoots him and rescues the girl. Pine survives and is reunited with his daughter.
Winston warns Eve that the surviving cult members will come after her. At a performance of Swan Lake featuring her friend Tatiana, Eve receives a message about a 5 million dollar bounty on her head and leaves the theater.
Ballerina Release Date, Premiere and Where to Watch
Ballerina opened in US theaters on June 6, 2025, and its world premiere was held in London's Leicester Square, according to a CNN report carried by KTVZ. The film reached UK theaters the same day, June 6, 2025, and Australian theaters on June 5, 2025. The ratings are R in the US, 15 in the UK and MA 15+ in Australia.
Screen Daily reported that Lionsgate first dated the spinoff for June 7, 2024, and it later moved to June 6, 2025.
Where can you watch it now? As of November 3, 2026, JustWatch data via TMDB shows Ballerina streaming in the US on HBO Max and through the Starz channel on Apple TV, and you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube and Fandango At Home (Plex is rent only). In the UK it streams on Amazon Prime Video and is available to rent or buy from Apple TV, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video and Sky Store. In Australia it streams on Amazon Prime Video and is available to rent or buy from Apple TV, Amazon Video and Fetch TV. Lineups change often, so check the where to watch john wick page for the latest across the series.
Ballerina Ending Explained and Sequel SetupSpoilers
The ending of Ballerina settles Eve's revenge but leaves her hunted, which mirrors the position John Wick is in at the start of Chapter 3. Eve kills the Chancellor and saves Ella, who goes back to her father Pine. John Wick tells the Director that the Chancellor is dead, and she accepts that and leaves. Eve then takes refuge at the New York Continental, where Winston tells her that the cult's survivors will seek revenge.
Why does John let her finish? The Director sent him to stop Eve, and he instead gives her a short window to deal with the Chancellor. In my opinion, that is the neatest use of his cameo, because he acts as a judge who bends the order rather than as a hired gun, and it fits a man who is himself under a sentence in Chapter 3.
The last scene is the sequel hook. At the ballet featuring Tatiana, a bounty notice for Eve goes out to people in the audience, and she leaves the theater. It could be argued that this is the film's sharpest choice, since it flips Chapter 3, where a huge bounty is about to take effect on John, into a bounty that has already landed on Eve. Perhaps that is why the sequel question stays open.
Is there a Ballerina John Wick 2? No sequel has been announced, though the ending leaves Eve hunted and open to one. What Lionsgate did announce, at CinemaCon on April 1, 2025, according to TheWrap, is that john wick 5 is in development with Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski and Thunder Road, with no date set.
Where Was Ballerina Filmed?
Ballerina was filmed mainly in Prague, Czech Republic, with additional filming in Hungary, according to production listings on The Numbers. The story itself travels further than that, taking Eve from Prague to the cult's stronghold in Hallstatt, Austria, and later to the New York Continental.
Prague is also the first stop on Eve's trail, the city where she meets Daniel Pine and his daughter Ella. Anyone tracing the locations should keep the distinction in mind: Hallstatt is the town the script is set in, while Prague and Hungary are the filming locations that production sources list.
Ballerina John Wick Trivia
Ballerina is the first feature length spinoff from the world of John Wick, according to TheWrap, and it is set during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum.
- Lance Reddick's Charon is his final posthumous on screen role, according to TheWrap, and he is credited in all five films in the series.
- Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick are all credited in each of the five films, with Reeves billed second in Ballerina behind Ana de Armas.
- Anjelica Huston plays the Director in both Chapter 3 and Ballerina, and the Ruska Roma were introduced in Chapter 3.
- A younger version of Eve first appeared in Chapter 3, where Unity Phelan played her.
- A trailer for the film used a remix of Charli XCX's Von Dutch.
- Principal photography took place in Prague, with additional filming in Hungary.
- Ballerina ranks fifth in release order and fourth in chronological order, ahead of Chapter 4 chronologically but released after it.
Facts
- Ballerina (2025) opened in US theaters on June 6, 2025. The Numbers, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) has a runtime of 125 minutes. TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) was directed by Len Wiseman. TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) had a production budget of $90 million. Box Office Mojo, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) grossed $58,051,327 domestically. Box Office Mojo, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) grossed $82,149,909 internationally. Box Office Mojo, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) grossed $140,201,236 worldwide. Box Office Mojo, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) is set during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum. TheWrap, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) is the first feature length spinoff from the world of John Wick. TheWrap, checked 2026-11-03
- Lance Reddick's appearance as Charon in Ballerina (2025) is his final posthumous on screen role. TheWrap, checked 2026-11-03
- Ballerina (2025) was filmed mainly in Prague, Czech Republic, with additional filming in Hungary. The Numbers, checked 2026-11-03
FAQs
Why is John Wick in Ballerina?
Ballerina is set during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum, so John Wick crosses Eve's path while he is on the run. The Director of the Ruska Roma sends him to stop Eve, and he gives her a short window to deal with the Chancellor. Keanu Reeves is billed second in the cast.
Where can I watch the Ballerina John Wick story?
As of November 3, 2026, Ballerina streams in the US on HBO Max and through the Starz channel on Apple TV, and it streams on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Australia, according to JustWatch data via TMDB. It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video and Apple TV in all three countries, among other stores.
Did Lance Reddick film Ballerina before he died?
Yes. Lance Reddick appears as Charon, and TheWrap describes the role as his final posthumous on screen role, so his scenes were recorded before the film reached theaters on June 6, 2025. He is credited in all five John Wick films.
Is John Wick's Ballerina worth watching?
That depends on taste, so here are the facts. Ballerina (2025) runs 125 minutes, is rated R in the US, stars Ana de Armas, brings back Keanu Reeves as John Wick and includes a flamethrower fight in Hallstatt. If you have seen Chapter 3, it adds the Ruska Roma side of the story.
Is Ballerina connected to John Wick?
Yes. Ballerina is set during John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum and features John Wick, Winston, Charon and the Director of the Ruska Roma. A younger version of Eve appeared in Chapter 3, played by Unity Phelan, and the Ruska Roma were introduced in that film.
Is Ballerina John Wick hit or flop?
Ballerina grossed $140 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo, with $58 million in the US and Canada and $82 million internationally. Whether that makes it a hit or a flop is a matter of opinion, since the film cost a lot to make and earned back more than its budget at the box office.