‘Sous la Seine’ actress confirms sequel to shark thriller – Paudal

During the period that Under the Seine (2024) Netflix conquered, there was already plenty of speculation online and in interview fragments about a possible sequel. If we can believe leading actress Bérénice Bejo, this will actually happen next year. In conversation with a French magazine, the actress tells us when the recordings will start.

Moved sportzomer

Under the Seine set the mood for a memorable sports summer in the heart of Paris last summer. Not too long before long-distance swimmers and triathletes were allowed to compete in the polluted river, Netflix released a horror thriller about a shark that is causing death and destruction there. Ideal timing, you could say sarcastically, especially since the continuation of the competitions both in the film and at the real Olympic Games was in jeopardy.

Paris under water

Director Xavier Gens previously revealed that a possible sequel to the shark film would be set in Paris that is completely underwater. A completely different starting point than in this summer’s streaming favorite. Bérénice Bejo played the concerned scientist Sophia in the film, and her recent statements The Tribune promise a lot when it comes to the maker’s new plans:

It won’t be an easy sequel. It will really be a completely different film, but still with a shark

Bejo says the recordings are in september 2025 will take place, thus confirming that the follow-up is also underway. Only confirmation from Netflix’s camp is still missing.

A dive into the deep

In the interview, the actress also said that her role in Under the Seine had generated several notable requests. For example, she was asked by Parisian mayor Anna Hidalgo to jump into the Seine with her. This happened in the run-up to the Olympic Games, when there were major concerns about water quality in preparation for the competitions that would be held on open water. Bejo refused. She probably wouldn’t have been afraid of a shark, but a sip of polluted water wouldn’t hurt either…

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Watch on Netflix • In the summer of 2024, Paris will host the Triathlon World Championships on the Seine for the first time. Sophia, a brilliant scientist, learns from Mika, a young environmental activist, that a large shark is swimming deep in the river.