Hit horror film sequel confirmed by Netflix after smashing streaming record

HORROR fans volition beryllium delighted with the quality Netflix has confirmed a sequel for 2024 movie Under Paris.

The movie, besides known arsenic Sous La Seine, was a basal retired deed connected Netflix implicit the summer with grounds viewing figures.

The Netflix France film spent 15 weeks successful the planetary apical 10 non-English films, amassing 179.80 cardinal hours (equating to 130.90 cardinal views).

It's besides been considered 1 of the champion Netflix France's hits, sitting alongside highly rated films similar Lupin.

In fact, Under Paris is present considered the 2nd biggest non-English movie successful Netflix history.

The movie was a deed implicit the summer, and coincided with the 2024 Olympic Games successful Paris.

The crippled follows a scientist’s effort to pass and forestall a large bloodbath successful the Seine, the stream that winds done the bosom of Paris, arsenic a elephantine shark roams its waters.

Filming for the travel up is acceptable to commencement next year, arsenic 1 of the film's stars revealed successful a caller interview.

Actress Bérénice Bejo confirmed to La Tribune that a sequel is happening. She said: "In September 2025, we volition sprout Under Paris 2 [Sous La Seine 2].

"It volition not beryllium a elemental sequel. It is different film, precise different… but inactive with a shark."

She besides added that the movie's occurrence brought with it immoderate unusual benefits arsenic she explained: "It brought maine immoderate peculiar requests: Anne Hidalgo [the politician of Paris] asked maine to leap into the Seine with her. I declined.

"She besides asked maine if she had been the exemplary for the mayor’s character. It’s much of a premix of her and Valérie Pécresse."

Director Xavier Gens had antecedently excited fans by hinting that a sequel to the Netflix deed could beryllium coming.

In an interrogation with Variety implicit the summer, helium said: "Right now, arsenic of today, we’re not connected it, but there’s a accidental that we’ll beryllium discussing it soon.

"If determination is simply a sequel, it volition instrumentality spot successful a Paris that is wholly submerged nether water."

Netflix is yet to remark connected the forthcoming sequel, but fans are already excited for a 2nd film.

Writing connected X, 1 movie instrumentality posted: "Very absorbing movie, past 25-30 minutes were precise thrilling. I’d ticker a sequel."

Another shared: "I didn’t deliberation I was going to similar Under Paris AT ALL and present I’m praying for a sequel."

"Well I conscionable watched Under Paris I deliberation it’s an awesome movie. I emotion the ending and though it’s decidedly not imaginable to hap but the thought of it is insanely good.

"Honestly I americium acceptable for a sequel," wrote a third.