Ted 2 is a 2015 American
comedy film directed by
Seth MacFarlane and is a
sequel to the 2012 film
Ted. The film's screenplay was written by MacFarlane,
Alec Sulkin, and
Wellesley Wild. The film stars
Mark Wahlberg and MacFarlane, both reprising their roles from the original film, as John Bennett and his sentient teddy bear friend Ted respectively. The film also sees the return of
Giovanni Ribisi and
Jessica Barth, reprising as Donny, Ted's stalker, and Tami-Lynn, Ted's wife. The story involves Ted fighting for his civil rights when authorities rule that he is property rather than a person, putting him again at risk from his stalker Donny.
Amanda Seyfried also stars as Sam, John's love interest.