Train to Busan follow-up Peninsula gets an August release date, Shudder deal

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

We've been waiting a while for distributor Well Go USA Entertainment to reveal when we can expect to see director Yeon Sang-ho's TRAIN TO BUSAN follow-up PENINSULA, and now that wait is over. It has been announced that the film, which is being called TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA, is set to reach theatres in the US and Canada on August 7th.

Well Go USA is also planning to give TRAIN TO BUSAN a theatrical re-release in North America later this month, with screenings of the film to "feature an exclusive first look at PENINSULA."

TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA has the following synopsis: 

Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in Train to Busan, Jung-seok (Gang Dong-won), a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best — or worst — of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.

Shudder has picked up the exclusive streaming rights to the film. Craig Engler, Shudder's general manager, had this to say about it: 

PENINSULA is one of the most anticipated horror movie sequels of the last decade and exactly the kind of film Shudder members are hungry for. Yeon Sang-ho set the bar for zombie movies with TRAIN TO BUSAN and its prequel SEOUL STATION, and we're thrilled to be the home of his new masterpiece — and the only place where movie lovers will be able to stream this outstanding trilogy together."

PENINSULA will be available to watch on the streaming service sometime in 2021.