French shark horror movie Under Paris became a huge hit for Netflix, and The Hollywood Reporter drops the surprise announcement tonight that Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D, Crawl) will return to the aquatic horror arena to direct Under Paris 2.
Xavier Gens directed the first Under Paris, which broke records as the streamer’s first non-English language film on Netflix with more than 102.3 million views. The shark attack horror movie’s post-apocalyptic ending offered an intriguing hook for continuation.
Bérénice Bejo starred in Under Paris, and she’s expected to return for Under Paris 2.
Set in Summer 2024, Under Paris unfolds in Paris, which is hosting the World Triathlon Championships on the Seine for the first time. Sophia, a brilliant scientist, learns from Mika, a young environmental activist, that a large shark is swimming deep in the river.
To avoid a bloodbath at the heart of the city, they have no choice but to join forces with Adil, the Seine river police commander. Can they save the day before being eaten alive?
How did that work out? Wikipedia reminds, “As the end credits suggest, Lilith and her offspring have proliferated in the major river cities of the world (Paris, London, New York, Bangkok, Venice and Tokyo), and seem to have, as Sophia feared, colonized the entire world.”
Under Paris debuted on Netflix on June 5, 2024.