Every Hidden Detail You Missed in the GTA Online A Safehouse in the Hills DLC Trailer

Rockstar finally dropped the trailer for GTA Online's A Safehouse in the Hills, aka the long-teased Mansions update. It is packed: returning story characters, a bunch of new cars, what looks like a new control hub, and enough chaos to keep the LSPD busy. The update lands December 10.

What the trailer actually shows

• Michael and Amanda are back: Michael De Santa returns, visibly older with gray hair and more lines on his face. Amanda pops up too, now blonde, casually welcoming you to the neighborhood. Michael looks like a central figure again, with shots of him armed and in sync with the player. Amanda's exact role is unclear, but it is nice to see familiar faces Rockstar hasn't used in GTA Online for a while.
• Mansions, finally: The whole pitch here is buying a hillside safehouse and living large in Los Santos. The trailer leans into that upscale vibe hard.
• Vapid FMJ MK V: The new high-performance variant of the FMJ shows up repeatedly, inspired by the Ford GT Mk IV. It is sleek, red, and basically screams 'belongs in a seven-figure driveway.' Parked around it: a sedan that looks very BMW E39-coded and a few more fresh rides.
• Avi Schwartzman returns: The series' go-to hacker resurfaces with a warning that sets the tone.

  "Trust me, they'll be coming for you."

  Right after that, we get a multi-car police chase featuring the FMJ MK V, a new Pfister, and what sure looks like a Coquette (GTA's Corvette stand-in). If Avi is telling you to lay low, odds are there are new heist-style missions baked in.
• New control room: There is a quick look at a blue-lit operations space loaded with monitors and seats. It reads like a new Master Control Terminal setup where you can tap websites and manage businesses from your mansion. A beefy Security Team shows up right after.
• Garbage bags and guns: Two waste collectors haul big black bags into a Trashmaster, then later they are blasting at police cruisers. That smells like a mission chain that escalates from sneaky pickups to loud getaways.
• Self-driving deliveries: A modified Karin Vivanite Minivan smashes through a billboard for 'KnoWay' (very clearly riffing on Waymo). The van itself carries the company's branding and plays like a robotaxi take on the base vehicle. That seems like a tease for new delivery-style missions, similar to the ones from the Money Fronts update.
• More new vehicles: Multiple Obey models (GTA's Audi equivalent) pop up. One gets annihilated by a turret on a bridge, another is parked nearby. Between those, the Pfister, the FMJ MK V, and the other glimpses, there is going to be a lot to buy.
• The montage of mayhem: Police chases everywhere, the Vivanite ripping through streets, helicopters nuking speedboats, Michael and the player having a sit-down on a couch, and the Trashmaster ramming through cop cars.

So what is Rockstar actually promising?

Rockstar is calling this "an all-new action-packed adventure," and the trailer backs that up with heist-adjacent setups, chases, and a mansion-based command center. The return of Michael (and Amanda) also points to a very specific narrative choice: it effectively supports the Grand Theft Auto 5 'Deathwish' ending as canon, where the trio survives. Not shocking, but notable.

When you can play

A Safehouse in the Hills goes live December 10. Expect new missions, a shiny new garage worth of cars, and yes, finally, Mansions in Los Santos.