Coinciding with the celebration of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the film In the depths of the Seine became a real success when it premiered in Netflix. The controversy surrounding the Parisian river before the sporting event assumed a common link with the film directed by Xavier Gens (hitman, Border(s)) and made it finally a true phenomenon.
On the verge of becoming the most-watched non-English-language film in Netflix history, a position it currently holds troll (Roar Uthaug, 2022), actress Bérénice Bejo has confirmed that there will be a sequel and has advanced the release date.
“In September 2025 we will shoot In the depths of Senta 2. It will not be a simple sequel. It’s another very different film… but always with a shark,” the Frenchwoman confessed to The Tribunein the absence of official confirmation from the red streaming giant.
For its part, Gens He already indicated at the time that he had ideas for a second installment. “If there is a sequel, “will take place in a Paris that is completely submerged under water.”the filmmaker advanced.
In the footsteps of ‘Lupin’
In the depths of the Seine was located among the 10 most watched non-English language films in the world for 15 weeksaccumulating 179.80 million hours (which is equivalent to 130.90 million views). A new success among the productions of Netflix France in the footsteps of fictions like Lupinewhich even made politicians want to benefit from their good performance.
“They made some special requests of me. Anne Hidalgo (mayor of Paris) asked me to jump into the Seine with her. I refused. He also asked me if I had been the inspiration for the mayor’s character. It’s more of a mix between her and Valérie Pécresse,” said the actress, who received this offer after the Paris controversies with contaminated waters of the Seine before the Olympics.
In the depths of the Seine told the story of a gigantic shark that sneaked into the Parisian riverwhile a scientist decides to confront him, thus fighting with her own tragic past. A film about sharks that conquered lovers of movies like Shark, Sharknado either At 47 meters.
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