‘Quarantine 2: Terminal’: The blockbuster 2011 horror sequel climbing the Netflix chart
Although the pumpkin-carving traditions are still months away, Netflix has summoned a trail of horror classics to build the ambience early on, including Quarantine 2: Terminal, which is busy dominating the weekly top 10 chart.
During the week of July 20th to July 26th, the 2011 sequel amassed 4.2million views, cracking into the top five of Netflix’s most popular movies chart, right behind Sniper: No Nation and Voicemails for Isabelle. As of now, it is one of the top 10 trending titles in 36 countries!
Directed by John Pogue, Quarantine 2: Terminal serves as the follow-up to the 2008 found-footage zombie movie Quarantine, set against the backdrop of a deadly mutant rabies outbreak carried over from the original movie. The film follows a group of passengers trapped inside an aeroplane infected by the virus, resulting in an emergency landing at an isolated terminal locked down by the government.
While older, licensed horror and sci-fi thrillers on Netflix often experience a massive resurgence, the primary boost behind the rise of Quarantine 2: Terminal is its recent addition to the streamer across multiple international regions.
As is tradition with recent additions on Netflix, the platform’s recommendation algorithm goes full throttle to ensure the titles don’t slip the audience’s eye by pushing newly available content into the catalogues available on the homepage. But is it entirely the streamer’s algorithmic serendipity and licensing game’s doing? Probably not.
Quarantine 2: Terminal has an intense high-concept, self-contained plot with a bite-sized runtime of just 86 minutes, meaning the fast-paced popcorn flick literally manages to convey the claustrophobic horror without asking for the entire day.
Even though it excels as a quick diversion for horror fans, it fascinates existing franchise geeks because of its stylistic shift from the original. The 2008 movie was a raw, found-footage remake of the Spanish horror masterpiece [REC], but Quarantine 2: Terminal breaks away to embrace a traditional cinematic format.
That said, the sequel’s chart performance is less likely to be a ripple effect of new theatrical releases or viral social media trends. Instead, it’s most directly an outcome of the Netflix addition that has viewers glued to the screen. So, if you’re someone who likes to choose your pick of the day from Netflix trends, Quarantine 2: Terminal should definitely make it to the list!