Backrooms 2 Reported Moving Forward With Director Kane Parsons

Director Kane Parsons is set to return to helm the sequel to the critically and commercially successful horror film "Backrooms," with studio A24 reportedly moving forward with "Backrooms 2." The news, widely reported on September 6, 2026, confirms that Parsons, who first gained recognition for his viral YouTube horror shorts under the channel "Kane Pixels," will direct the follow-up to his feature debut. The original "Backrooms," released in May 2026, became a significant cinematic event, grossing nearly $400 million worldwide against a production budget of approximately $10 million. This success made it A24's highest-grossing release and established the 21-year-old Parsons as a prominent directorial talent. The film, which starred Chiwetel Ejiofor as a furniture store owner who falls into an infinite, labyrinthine dimension beneath his shop, and Renate Reinsve as his therapist who ventures in to rescue him, received widespread critical acclaim, holding an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Parsons has consistently indicated that the "Backrooms" universe was conceived with expansion in mind.