


The sequel was produced on a budget of around $55–61 million, over three times the original's $17 million. Krasinski was credited with writing the sequel, based on characters created by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Production took place in Western New York from June to September 2019.

By the following August, Krasinski was working on the screenplay, and in February 2019, he was confirmed as returning to direct. Paramount Pictures began the development of a sequel in April 2018, following the box-office success of the first film. Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and Krasinski reprise their roles from the first film, while Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Scoot McNairy, and Okieriete Onaodowan join the cast. It is the sequel to the 2018 film A Quiet Place, following the family from the first film as they continue to navigate and survive in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind aliens with an acute sense of hearing. A Quiet Place Part II is a 2020 American post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by John Krasinski.
