Spoiler notice: Contains the official premise and character setup, including Jessie’s leadership role. Major developments and the ending are not revealed.
The toys in Bonnie’s bedroom have a new problem. Their child can hold an entire world of entertainment in her hands, and it does not need any of them to join in.
In Toy Story 5, Bonnie is eight and finding it difficult to connect with other children. Her friends are increasingly interested in screens, leaving her to wonder whether playing with toys makes her seem too young. A new tablet called Lilypad arrives with a solution: help Bonnie connect with those friends online.
For Jessie, now leading the toys in Bonnie’s room, that solution threatens the place she and her friends hold in Bonnie’s life. Buzz serves as her deputy, while the familiar gang faces a challenge that cannot be solved simply by being a more exciting toy. Lilypad offers access to something Bonnie wants outside the bedroom: a sense of belonging.
The frog-shaped device, voiced by Greta Lee, brings an interesting complication. Pixar’s character guide makes clear that Lilypad wants to help Bonnie too. Jessie and the tablet disagree about how to do that, even though both believe they are acting in their child’s interests.
This gives the story a recognisable emotional problem. A child may still love something while becoming embarrassed to admit it around friends. From the toys’ perspective, a change in Bonnie’s habits feels like rejection. From Bonnie’s perspective, she is trying to find her place among children her own age.
Woody, Buzz and Jessie therefore enter an adventure built around changing relationships. Their usefulness has always depended on what a child needs, and those needs are moving on. The premise invites viewers to consider how loyalty works when the person being protected begins wanting something different.
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack return as Woody, Buzz and Jessie. Andrew Stanton directs, with Kenna Harris co-directing. The family adventure centres on a question many households will recognise: where does imaginative play fit when a screen is always within reach?
Following its June 19, 2026 U.S. theatrical release, Toy Story 5 has an announced September 23, 2026 Disney+ debut. Availability depends on the local Disney+ service.
Sources: Disney’s official film page · Pixar’s official character guide · Official Disney+ announcement