A new horror sequel with a divisive Rotten Tomatoes score has climbed to the top spot on Netflix
Oct. 8, 2024The Platform 2 is streaming now
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Per the official logline, “As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life?”
Gaztelu-Urrutia returns to direct from a screenplay he penned with David Desola, Pedro Rivero, and Egoitz Moreno. The cast includes Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena, and Oscar Jaenada.
The flagship film follows various prisoners in a “large, tower-style ‘Vertical Self-Management Center’ prison” that has a free-floating platform that delivers food to them on a daily schedule – with the inmates at the top allowed to eat as much as they can and the those on the lower floor only receiving scraps. The Platform sits at an 80% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73% audience score. The sequel has a 47% Critic rating and a 28% audience score.
“The allegorical simplicity of Netflix’s The Platform makes it brilliant—a sequel seems antithetical,“The AV Clubsaid in their 2.5-star review.
“Gaztelu-Urrutia seems to be regarding his own concept from level 0, treating it as a frantic all-you-can-eat buffet that may be snatched away at any moment,” wroteThe Guardian.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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