Warning: Major spoilers for The Platform 2 below!The Platform 2pulls a major surprise on viewers around the midway point and this twist reframes the whole story. The originalPlatformwas a shock success back in 2019, with Netflix’s dystopian thriller set inside a hellish prison dubbed a “Vertical Self-Management Center.” The film was a violent, darkly comic satire on capitalism, and whileThe Platform’sendingdidn’t exactly set up a sequel, its rating success made one inevitable.
A new cast of characters headsThe Platform 2, where Milena Smit’s Perempuan must adjust to life inside the surreal penitentiary. The choice to follow a new protagonist is a smart one, as it avoids resolving the ambiguous finale of the first entry. While the follow-up does expand the lore of the franchise,The Platform 2wisely never reveals the prison’s purpose or who built it. Instead, it follows a conflict that breaks out between different prisoner factions, and Perempuan’s eventual attempt to escape.
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The Platform 2 Is Actually A Prequel Set About A Year Before The Original
The Platform 2 pulls a major surprise around the midway mark
The Platform2 has been billed as a sequel, and for much of the runtime, it appears to take placeafterthe original. It seems Goreng’s (Iván Massagué) attempt to send a message to “The Administration” by saving a young girl sparked an internal revolution, with the other prisoners operating a system that sees as many residents being fed as possible. There are even stories of a so-called “messiah” who caused this change, seemingly referencing Goreng. However,the shock appearance of Trimagasi (Zorion Eguileor) aroundThe Platform 2’sone-hour mark reveals the film is really a prequel.
Trimagasi was Goreng’s original cellmate inThe Platformand showed him how the prison’s twisted system worked. When he later attempted to cannibalize Goreng after they were sent to a lower floor, the latter was forced to kill him in self-defense.The Platform 2’sreveal of Trimagasi reframes the film,revealing the residents of the Vertical Self-Management Center actually made an effort to be fair prior to the original entry. However, the ineffectiveness of this system - and the harsh enforcement of its rules - led to its collapse.
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The sequel features many returning Platform characters
Trimagasi is a newbie to the tower in the sequel, and given that he was serving a one-year sentence, this meansThe Platform 2takes place roughly a year before the first installment. Once the timeline twist has been revealed,many familiar faces fromThe Platformmake brief appearances, such as Emilio Buale’s Baharat, who aided Goreng’s attempt to send a message to the prison’s operators in the original. Antonia San Juan’s Imoguiri also returns as the interviewer who speaks with Perempuan before she enters The Pit.
In The Platform 2, there’s a suggestion The Administration is deliberately sending children to Floor 333 to see if residents will try to rescue them.
Even Alexandra Masangkay’s Miharu returns, and is seen escorting a child to the prison after he wins a game against other children. This adds further mystery to her backstory fromThe Platformtoo, where she was attempting to save an apparently non-existent daughter. In the sequel, there’s a suggestion The Administration is deliberately sending children to Floor 333 to see if residents will try to rescue them. Even Goreng makes a tiny cameo inThe Platform 2’smid-credit scene, in a moment that suggests he and Perempuan knew each other before their sentences.
The Platform 2stars Alexandra Masangkay and Óscar Jaenada will both appear in the upcoming third season ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
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The Platform 2 is the follow-up to the original dystopian thriller set in a vertical prison. This installment explores new layers of its brutal regime, delving deeper into its social hierarchy and survival dynamics. Directed by an unknown filmmaker, the sequel continues to challenge its characters' moral boundaries.
