Searching sequel in the works as 'tech-driven thriller' with new characters

Searching sequel in the works as 'tech-driven thriller' with new characters

Entertainment Weekly-Movie·2019-08-15 04:01

As far as sequel potential goes, a low-budget Sundance sleeper hit like Searching doesn’t immediately come to mind. And yet the 2018 film, which starred John Cho, is getting a sequel, with the original creative team on board to shepherd the project, EW has learned.

Sony’s Stage 6 Films is planning the continuation after the original film — which was purchased for a reported $5 million out of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival — grossed $75.5 million at the worldwide box office. Released in August 2018, Searching stars Cho as a single father on a desperate hunt to find his missing daughter. The movie, which also stars Debra Messing, is told entirely through computer and smart device screens.

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