‘Under Paris 2’ Back With a Bite: Netflix’s Shark Movie Sequel Starts Filming in France
Bérénice Bejo returns as Netflix expands the shark thriller after the 2024 hit drew mixed reviews but strong fan interest.
- Netflix has begun production on Under Paris 2 in France, with actress Bérénice Bejo returning to reprise her role in the sequel to the record-breaking shark thriller.
- The original 2024 film became a surprise hit, garnering more than 102 million views and becoming the most popular French film in Netflix history.
- Director Alexandre Aja has taken over from Xavier Gens, while Bejo returns alongside cast members Guillaume Gouix, Philippe Bas, Manon Bresch, and Anne Marivin.
- Aja shares writing credits with Gregory Levasseur, García, William Laboury, Fanny Talmone, and original director Xavier Gens, who remains as co-writer and associate producer.
- While no official release date is confirmed, the film will likely arrive in 2027, with Aja saying taking the story "even deeper" was an "obvious yes.
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Netflix’s Shark Thriller Sequel 'Under Paris 2' Begins Filming
Under Paris 2, the sequel to Netflix’s 2024 hit Seine-set shark thriller, has begun shooting in the South of France with Alexandre Aja in the director’s seat. Expectations are high for the production with the original remaining the second most-popular non-English-language film ever on the Netflix platform with more than 102 million views, according […]
Netflix Confirms ‘Under Paris 2’ and Reveals First Look at the Sequel
Netflix has confirmed that a sequel to its hit shark movie Under Paris is officially in the works, and production has already started. The update comes from reports by Variety, which revealed that Under Paris 2 is now filming in the south of France. The first movie became one of Netflix’s biggest non-English hits, pulling... The post Netflix Confirms ‘Under Paris 2’ and Reveals First Look at the Sequel appeared first on Comic Basics.
Under Paris 2 Begins Filming: Netflix’s Hit Shark Thriller Returns Bigger
Netflix has begun production on “Under Paris 2,” the sequel to its record-breaking French shark thriller, following the original film’s massive global success. Filming is now underway in southern France, marking the return of lead actors Bérénice Bejo and Nassim Lyes. They are joined again by Guillaume Gouix, Phillippe Bas, Manon Bresch, and Anne Marivin, as the story pushes deeper into a disaster that reshaped Paris. The sequel picks up three y…
Under Paris 2 is now filming with Alexandre Aja at the helm
Under Paris, a shark thriller from genre regular Xavier Gens, was released through the Netflix streaming service in June of 2024 (you can read our review HERE) and turned out to have the best launch for a non-English language film on Netflix, drawing in more than 102.3 million views. So it was no surprise that a sequel was announced by the end of 2024. Now, Variety reports that production is officially underway on Under Paris 2 – and to mark the…
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