‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Ending Explained: What That Cliffhanger Could Mean For Another ‘Bird Box’ Movie

Netflix’s new Bird Box movie, Bird Box Barcelona, is now streaming, so get out those blindfolds and prepare for another journey into a world of unseen horrors. This new movie, directed by Álex and David Pastor, is a Spanish-language spin-off of the popular 2018 horror film starring Sandra Bullock. It features a brand new cast of characters—sorry, no Sandy—who are dealing with those mysterious creatures that, if seen, cause people to insane.

Like a typical horror movie, Bird Box Barcelona comes with an ending that leaves audiences wanting more. But, it also might leave some audiences confused—especially those who don’t speak Spanish.

Don’t worry, because Decider is here to help. Read on to learn all about the Bird Box Barcelona plot summary and the Bird Box Barcelona ending explained.

Bird Box Barcelona plot summary:

The events of Bird Box Barcelona take place more or less at the same time as the events of Bird Box, just in a different part of the world. If you’re curious about what the people in Barcelona were up to while Sandra Bullock was white-water rafting in a blindfold, this is the movie for you.

Just like in the U.S., mysterious, unseen monsters have taken over Barcelona. Anyone who sees the monsters goes insane. Most people who see the creatures immediately kill themselves. However, a select few people—those who have been traumatized or have darkness in their souls—don’t kill themselves, and instead worship the monsters as deities, and attempt to force others to look at them, too.

Our protagonist is a man named Sebastian (played by Mario Casas), who we meet having a moment of levity with his young daughter, Anna (Alejandra Howard), in an abandoned roller-skating rink. Unfortunately, their fun is cut short when they are attacked by desperate bandits, who steal Sebastian’s supply of canned food. That’s post-apocalyptic livin’ for ya!

After he’s robbed, Sebastian pleads with another group of survivors to help. He convinces them to take him back to their home base by telling them that he knows where to get a generator. The group’s leader reluctantly agrees to let Sebastian come with them. Sebastian tells Anna that he is going to check to make sure the group is safe before he comes back for her. He tells the group he is traveling alone. Weird!

Sebastian gets comfortable in the group’s hideout, in an abandoned bus station. Everyone is nice to him. They even tend to his wounds. Then, in the dead of night, Sebastian hot-wires the bus where everyone sleeps. He drives everyone outside, dooming them to see the monster and kill themselves. What the hell, dude?

It becomes clear that Sebastian is one of those people who saw the monster, and, instead of killing himself, joined the cult of people out there who try to force others to look at the creature. Sebastian’s daughter Anna reappears and congratulates her dad for “saving” these people. From Sebastian’s point of view, we see that he sees souls leaving people’s bodies after they kill themselves, presumably going to heaven, where they will be saved. Or so Sebastian believes. Anna tells her father to hurry up—there are a bunch of other people out there that need “saving!”

Sebastian finds a new group of people to take him in, pulling his trick with the generator again. This new group includes an English woman named Claire (played by Georgina Campbell) and a young German girl named Sofia (Naila Schuberth), who is about Anna’s age. The group is convinced to take Sebastian in when he reveals that he, too, speaks German and can communicate with Sofia.

Sofia tells Sebastian that her mom is with a group of survivors in the mountains. Sebastian, seeing an opportunity to get the rest of the group to look at the monsters, convinces everyone to go looking for Sofia’s mom. Soon enough, Sebastian manages to “free” everyone except Claire and Sofia.

Throughout the film, we also learn Sebastian’s backstory. Years ago, he and his daughter Anna were living with a priest (Leonardo Sbaraglia) who is convinced the creatures are divine and godly. One day, the priest kidnapped Anna, and forced Sebastian to watch as he “saved her,” by forcing her to look at the creatures. After seeing the creatures, Anna jumps off the roof of a building, killing herself. Sebastian sees it all happen. Because Sebastian witnessed such a traumatic event, when he finally looks at the creatures, he does not kill himself. Instead, he joins the priest in forcing others to look at the monsters, too. The “Anna” we’ve been seeing and hearing is really the voice of the monster, manipulating Sebastian to do its bidding.

But after meeting Sofia, Sebastian is beginning to doubt that he is really saving people. He fights the voice of Anna and does not take off Sofia’s blindfold when he has the chance. He tells Claire that this time, he will help them find Sofia’s mother because he is able to see and guide them to the mountains. Unfortunately, the priest and his men have found Sebastian. They realize that he is a traitor and want him to pay.

Bird Box Barcelona ending explained:

Claire, Sofia, and Sebastian race toward the cable cars which will take them to the mountains where Sofia’s mother is. Sebastian sacrifices himself in order to hold off the priest and his men, while Claire and Sofia escape in a cable car. Sebastian dies, but Claire and Sofia make it across the mountains to an encampment of survivors. Sofia reunites with her mother. It’s a happy ending!

But wait, there’s more. Claire is examined by a doctor who takes a sample of blood. The doctor explains that extreme stress—like trauma, grief, abuse, and violence—can change a person’s DNA, which is what causes certain people to join the creature’s cult, rather than kill themselves when they see the creature. They believe that this blood may be the key to finding a way to make people immune to seeing the monsters.

How will they test this so-called cure? Well, as it turns out, this group of survivors has captured a monster. In the very last scene of the film, we see scientists inject a rat with blood taken from a man in the creature’s cult. They put that rat in a locked room. We don’t get to see the creature, but we do hear a roar, as the cult man begs to see the entity. With that, the movie ends. Dun dun dun!

So what does this mean? Well, Bird Box Barcelona is certainly leaving the door open for more movies in the franchise. If there is a vaccine that allows people to see the monster, that could mean that humans have a chance in this ongoing war. And, we now know that people in the cult creature’s cult can still come back to the good side. It also means we might finally get to actually see the Bird Box monster in the next movie—if there is a next movie.

Will there be a Bird Box 3?

There is no official news on another Bird Box movie from Netflix. However, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, producer Chris Morgan did imply that there could be even more Bird Box films that take place all over the world. “Malorie’s journey was just the first chapter of this global, apocalyptic event,” Morgan said, referencing Bullock’s character in the first film. “. As we were developing the original film, we often discussed what would be happening at the same time in different countries around the world. During this extinction-level event for humanity, how would families in Europe, Asia, Africa respond to the mysterious creatures’ sudden appearance around the globe? What unique challenges would people face based on their geography, culture, their politics?”

We’ll have to wait and see.