Director: Parker Finn
Fame turns into a nightmare in "Smile 2," director Parker Finn's 2024 horror sequel that trades a quiet suburb for the glare of a global spotlight.
What is Smile 2 about?
Global pop star Skye Riley is days away from launching a world tour when strange, terrifying events start intruding on her life. What begins as unsettling flashes of paranoia escalates into something far more menacing, and Skye finds herself unable to separate the pressure of celebrity from something that feels genuinely supernatural. The film uses her fame as an amplifier: every crowd, every camera, every expectation becomes a potential threat once she can no longer trust what she's seeing. As the events intensify, she's pushed to confront unresolved trauma from her past, the film weaving her personal history into the horror rather than treating the scares as disconnected set pieces. It's a sequel that widens its scope while keeping the same unnerving core concept that made the original a breakout.
Cast & crew
Naomi Scott takes the lead as Skye Riley, with Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, and Lukas Gage in key supporting roles. Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, and Ray Nicholson round out the cast of this American production.
Context & significance
Released in 2024 with a 127-minute runtime, "Smile 2" expands on its predecessor's premise by placing the horror inside the machinery of pop stardom rather than an ordinary household. It holds a 6.7 rating on IMDb, a solid mark for a modern horror sequel, and the mystery and thriller elements layered into the genre mix give it more texture than a straightforward scare picture. Finn's direction keeps the tension anchored in Skye's psychology throughout, letting the horror escalate from something psychological into something undeniably physical by the film's back half.
Where & how to watch
"Smile 2" is streaming on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles both available, so Farsi-speaking viewers can choose the format that suits them. Streaming requires logging into a free K-Time account, while this page remains readable without signing in.