Deep Blue Sea 2 - Wikipedia Deep Blue Sea 2 Deep Blue Sea 2 Blu - ray combo pack cover Directed by Darin Scott Produced by Tom Siegrist Screenplay by Hans Rodionoff Jessica Scott Erik Patterson Story by Hans Rodionoff Based on Characters by Duncan Kennedy Donna Powers Wayne Powers Starring Danielle Savre Michael Beach Rob Mayes Music by Sean Murray Cinematography Thomas L. Callaway Edited by Michael Trent Distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Release date April 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 17 ) Running time 94 minutes Country United States Language English Deep Blue Sea 2 is a direct - to - video science fiction horror film directed by Darin Scott. It is a stand - alone sequel to the 1999 film Deep Blue Sea, and stars Danielle Savre, Michael Beach, and Rob Mayes. The film was released direct to DVD on April 17, 2018. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External links Plot This article needs an improved plot summary. ( April 2018 ) Dr. Misty Calhoun is invited to consult on a new, top secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant. She believes the project, performed at a remote, sea - based facility, focuses on extracting shark antibodies to help work toward cures for human diseases. However, Dr. Calhoun is shocked to learn that the company is using unpredictable bull sharks as its test subjects, and Durant has bio-engineered a pack of highly intelligent, super-aggressive bull sharks. Cast Danielle Savre as Dr. Misty Calhoun, a shark conservationist Rob Mayes as Trent Slater, a highly decorated ex-Navy SEAL Michael Beach as Carl Durant, a big pharmaceutical billionaire with questionable ethics Nathan Lynn as Aaron Ellroy, a tech expert Kim Syster as Leslie Kim, a neurobiologist student Jeremy Jess Boado as Daniel Kim, a clinical neurophysiologist student Darron Meyer as Craig Burns Production In 2008, Warner Premiere was planning a direct - to - video sequel to Renny Harlin 's Deep Blue Sea, which would be directed by Jack Perez and released sometime in 2009. The project, though, did not materialize. Even so, in June 2017, it was announced that the sequel directed by Darin Scott had begun filming in Cape Town, South Africa. In January 2018, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released a trailer for Deep Blue Sea 2. Release On April 17, 2018, Deep Blue Sea 2 was released on Blu - ray combo pack, DVD and Digital HD, the first two of which contain two featurettes -- `` Returning to the Deep -- The Making of Deep Blue Sea 2 '' and `` Deep Blue Sea 2 : Death by Shark '' -- gag reel, and deleted scenes. The direct - to - video release Deep Blue Sea 2 debuted at # 8 on the Top 20 Sellers for the week ended 04 - 21 - 18 alongside two theatrical new releases ; Tom Hank starrer The Post ( # 4 debut ) and Liam Neeson starrer The Commuter ( # 3 debut. ) Deep Blue Sea 2 achieved an Index of 12.56 versus 28.71 for The Post and 36.83 for The Commuter. Blu - ray disc accounted for 35 % of the sales for Deep Blue Sea 2 versus 48 % for The Post and 50 % for The Commuter. The Deep Blue Sea 2 home video debut Ranking and Index was approximately on - par with the home video debut of theatrical release Insidious : The Last Key two weeks earlier. References ^ Jump up to : Evry, Max ( January 30, 2018 ). `` Deep Blue Sea 2 Trailer and Box Art for the DTV Movie ''. ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018. Jump up ^ Murray, Sean ( composer ) ( December 31, 2017 ). `` One of my new films ' Deep Blue Sea 2. ' ''. Facebook. Retrieved February 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Amazon.com link ^ Jump up to : Barton, Steve ( January 30, 2018 ). `` Deep Blue Sea 2 Swims Home in April ''. Dread Central. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Gallagher, Brian ( August 19, 2008 ). `` Deep Blue Sea 2 Coming Straight to DVD ? ''. MovieWeb. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Giroux, Jck ( April 3, 2017 ). `` ' Deep Blue Sea ' Sequel : Details Revealed About The Canceled Follow - up ''. / Film. Retrieved February 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Ryan, Scott ( December 7, 2017 ). `` Deep Blue Sea 2 Gets a Release Date and Poster, Will Be R - Rated ''. MovieWeb. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017. Jump up ^ http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/the-commuter-the-post-bow-in-top-5-on-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-charts-1202789943/ Jump up ^ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/research/top-20-sellers-for-week-ended-04-21-18/ External links Deep Blue Sea 2 on IMDb This article about a horror film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: is deep blue sea 2 a remake or sequel
Answer: stand-alone sequel