David Harbour's Santa return is being planned, as Violent Night 2 gets its most promising update yet from director Tommy Wirkola. Violent Night is an R-rated Christmas action movie that was released in theaters in November 2022 and introduced audiences to a very different interpretation of Kris Kringle. Stranger Things star David Harbour played a violent Santa who finds himself in the position of needing to protect a family from a robbery on Christmas Eve. Violent Night became a relative hit for Universal as it earned positive reviews and accumulated over 75 million at the box office on a 20M budget, sparking talks of a sequel.

As part of a new interview with The Wrap, director Tommy Wirkola confirmed that Violent Night 2 is in development. When asked about the status of a sequel, he said, "Yes. We’re talking about it and we’re just making deals and getting everything in order.