Netflix’s Shark Thriller Sequel ‘Under Paris 2’ Begins Filming
Filming has begun on 'Under Paris 2,' the sequel to Netflix's 2024 shark thriller, with Alexandre Aja directing and co-writing the follow-up set three years after the original. The film reunites Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes as their characters confront the returning shark threat in a submerged central Paris. The first movie remains one of Netflix's most-watched non-English films, with over 102 million views.
- ▪Under Paris 2 is currently filming in the South of France with Alexandre Aja as director.
- ▪The original film, Under Paris, is the second most-popular non-English-language movie on Netflix with over 102 million views.
- ▪Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their roles as marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil.
- ▪The sequel is set three years after the first film and follows the hunt for the shark Lilith in a flooded Paris.
- ▪Alexandre Aja co-wrote the screenplay with Gregory Levasseur, Frédéric Garcia, William Laboury, Xavier Gens, and Fanny Talmone.
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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 to the streamer’s own data. Under Paris Netflix Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their respective roles of marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil who previously joined forces when killer sharks arrived in the Seine in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics triathlon swimming heats in the famed river.
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