Netflix is making a sequel to the 2024 French shark thriller Under Paris, which got over 102 million views. Horror director Alexandre Aja will direct the sequel. Xavier Gens directed the first movie, which was about a mutant shark that scared people in Paris during a triathlon on the Seine. Aja, who is known for Crawl and Piranha 3D, uses his knowledge of scary water to add to the story’s post-apocalyptic hook.
Bérénice Bejo will likely play the marine scientist who faces the freshwater shark and its babies again. Earlier reports said that filming would start in late 2025, but the project is still in its early stages and there is no set release date. The sequel promises a “very different” look at things while keeping the shark chaos at the center.
Under Paris became Netflix’s most popular non-English film launch. It combined absurdity with thrills in a setting tied to the Olympics in Paris. Stars like Bejo and Nassim Lyes helped it become popular all over the world. This sequel news brings back interest in more Seine-based horror.
