Phase Ii: Contracted:

: Riley spends the film scrambling to find the source of the virus—and the man behind it—in a desperate attempt to find a cure before he and the world succumb to mass contagion . Visual and Narrative Evolution

: Directed by Josh Forbes, the sequel moves away from the intimate psychological tension of the original and toward higher body counts , "gross-out" makeup effects , and a police procedural aesthetic. Contracted: Phase II

: The film picks up immediately after the first movie, shifting focus from Samantha to Riley ( Matt Mercer ), who has contracted the same rapidly putrefying, zombie-like disease after having unprotected sex with her. : Riley spends the film scrambling to find