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shark movie under parisWhich became one of the most watched titles of 2024 and the second most watched non-English film in Netflix history, is gaining momentum with rumors of a new director and ongoing shooting. Here’s the latest as of March 2026.
Since its launch in France, Netflix has barely franchised its original films, with notable exceptions lost pill Trilogy starring Alban Lenoir. This may soon change, as significant progress has been reported on sequels to two recent French productions. a new chapter of family packAn anthology sequel based on the same social deduction board game has just been confirmed and is set to go into production soon.
But the bigger—and arguably more anticipated—film is the sequel under pariswhich recorded massive viewership in the summer of 2024 and spent 21 weeks in the Netflix Global Top 10 Non-English Film Chart.
Although it has been extensively reported, the sequel has not yet been officially confirmed by Netflix. however, The lead actress, Bérénice Bejo, talked about a planned shooting for late 2024 to September 2025, although this Never came to fruition.
The status of the project remained unclear till hollywood reporter And its Heat Vision section reported in early February 2026 that Alexandre Aja closing a deal To direct the sequel. THR was unable to confirm how the handover from Jens happened or who was writing the script for the sequel, and Netflix did not comment. Regardless, Aja definitely has strong experience with creature features and tough underwater shooting, helming piranha 3d and 2019 crawl.
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Alexandre Aja attends the “Nouvelle Vague” (New Wave) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
In recent days, casting calls appeared on French websites for additional actors and stunt doubles for the planned shooting of scenes for the sequel in late March, as reported. like this one (h/t stupid shepherd). Casting call also includes working title paris sous les eauxwhich translates to paris under waterHinting that the film will focus on the serious consequences of massive flooding in Paris. It also states that the film will be shot in both Paris and Marseille.
In any case, Netflix has been tight-lipped about the project’s progress for the past several months, and Alexandre Aja himself has yet to confirm his involvement. creative details could be as wrong as the next one family pack It was initially believed that the film would be a direct continuation until it became clear that there was an anthology sequel, Family Pack 2: Renaissance, Instead an entirely new cast is being introduced in the year 1515.
We’ll provide updates right here if and when Netflix finally breaks its silence to officially announce the sequel, confirm the acquisition of Aja, and drop a release window — which could take weeks or months depending on the streamer’s plans.
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