Bird Box Barcelona cast: Who's who in the Netflix spin-off film

2018 feels like a very long time ago but for a brief period that Christmas, the world became obsessed with Netflix's Bird Box.

There were memes aplenty as the thriller became a huge hit for the streaming service especially as it spawned the viral Bird Box Challenge where people blindfolded themselves and attempted to complete everyday tasks.

Starring Sandra Bullock, Bird Box saw a woman played by Bullock, attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic scenario after Earth is invaded by an entity that causes people to kill themselves if they look at it.

While it received mixed reviews for its high concept and screenplay, the film became Netflix's most watched original movie after it premiered.

Now, the streamer has released a spin-off with all new characters. Read on for everything we know about Bird Box Barcelona.

Bird Box Barcelona release date

Bird Box Barcelona is available to stream exclusively on Netflix from today, 14 July.

Bird Box Barcelona reviews

Early reviews for the spin-off have begun to surface, with many critics calling it a compelling and "unsettling" addition to the franchise.

Digital Spy's Ian Sandwell explains how the show "lull us into a false sense of security" before pulling the rug out from under audiences and hitting them with some truly "effective horror." Meanwhile, Variety praised its "slick and more expansive" before suggesting that it was a tad "overlong."

Our own review said that the film did a "decent job at adding to the lore of the franchise" but if anything, could've done more and pushed things to new heights. Read our full review round-up below.

Yahoo Entertainment: Netflix hit returns with compelling if repetitive spin-off (4 min read)

Digital Spy: Bird Box Barcelona is a more unsettling watch than Bird Box (3 min read)

The Telegraph: Bird Box: Barcelona is less a horror film, more an extended round of blind man’s buff (3 min read)

Variety: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Redux, With Less Punch This Time (3 min read)

Bird Box Barcelona plot

Produced in secret and announced out of the blue, the spin-off will continue in very much the same vein as the original film starring Bullock, Trevante Rhodes and John Malkovich.

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An official synopsis released by Netflix says: "After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona.

"As he forms uneasy alliances with other survivors and they try to escape the city, an unexpected and even more sinister threat grows."

Bird Box Barcelona cast

Unfortunately, none of the original cast of Bird Box will be returning for the spin-off. That wouldn't be possible in most cases anyway as most characters did not survive the end of the original film but Bullock will not be appearing in the spin-off.

Featuring an almost exclusively Spanish cast, Bird Box Barcelona stars Diego Calva, who was most recently Golden Globe nominated for his performance in the divisive epic Babylon which also featured Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt.

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The cast also includes Mario Casas and Alejandra Howard while British actor and Barbarian star Georgina Campbell will also appear.

Bird Box Barcelona trailer

The first full trailer for Bird Box Barcelona debuted online in late June 2023 and gave us a detailed look at what's in store.

Taking us to Barcelona just before the disaster takes place, we're soon plunged into a broken, dystopian world where the creatures with the ability to force-kill the public aren't the only thing to be afraid of.

Watch it below.

As part of the project's initial announcement, Netflix released an eerie-looking teaser trailer that can be viewed below.

Soon after, the streamer released a second trailer that looked more in-depth at the plot of the spin-off which looks incredibly tense and scary.

The new trailer can be viewed below.

Bird Box Barcelona is streaming on Netflix now.