Draft:Bird Box (film series)

The Bird Box film series consists of American post-apocalyptic thriller-horror installments, which are based on the titular novel series which was authored by Josh Malerman.

The film series will continue, with a third movie intended to serve as a sequel to the first installment in development ...

Origin
The 2014 American apocalyptic science fiction book by Josh Malerman in his debut novel, serves as the inspiration for the film series. The plot follows....

Bird Box Barcelona (2023)
In March 2021, a Spanish language spin-off film set within the same continuity of Bird Box was announced to be in development. Àlex and David Pastor will serve as co-writers/co-directors on the project, which is said to be the first of multiple foreign-language spin-off films. Dylan Clark, Chris Morgan, Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls serve as producers. The project will be a joint-venture production between Nostromo Pictures, Chris Morgan Productions, Dylan Clark Productions, and Netflix Original Films. Production was tentatively scheduled to take place in Spain, some time during 2021.

By October of the same year, the production hired its cast including: Mario Casas, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva, Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth, Patrick Criado, Celia Freijeiro with Lola Dueñas, Gonzalo de Castro, Michelle Jenner and Leonardo Sbaraglia. The plot centers around a man named Sebastian and his daughter Anna, and takes place in the same continuity as Bird Box. The pair fight for survival on the streets of Barcelona, while navigating a world begin overtaken by an unseen mysterious force that causes the world's population to kill themselves. Production is scheduled to begin in November 2021. By January 2022, it was confirmed that principal photography had officially commenced.

Filming had reportedly wrapped prior to May 2023, when the film was officially titled and a trailer was released. Bird Box Barcelona will debut on July 14, 2023.

Future
In March 2021, it was announced that various projects are in development with Netflix hoping to create a franchise. This includes foreign-located installments with their local language used by its actors; in a similar format to the released Bird Box Barcelona.

Bird Box 2 (TBA)
In March 2019, director of the first film Susanne Bier stated that a potential sequel depends on the success of Bird Box. The filmmaker also stated that she would want to take a break from production on the movie, before moving into developing a sequel. In July 2020, writer of the novels Josh Malerman announced that a sequel is officially in development. The plot is stated to be based on the sequel novel titled, Malorie. By April 2022, Bier expressed interest in the project, while acknowledging that she is not currently involved nor does she know when it will be green-lit.