The Smile franchise consists of American psychological supernatural horror installments, including a short, a theatrical feature film, and its feature-length sequel.

This force, termed by Finn as "the Monstrosity", presents itself with the identifying characteristic of a malevolent smile while it takes the form of the people that the characters encounter.

[6][12][7][8][13] After the financial and critical successes of the first film, in various interviews between November and December 2023, writer/director Parker Finn stated that he had intentionally left portions of the first movie ambiguous with unresolved plotlines with the hope that he could explore these details in a future sequel.

Following the release of Smile, from November through December 2022 during interviews writer/director Parker Finn stated that he had intentionally left portions of the first movie ambiguous, with various plotlines unresolved while expressing interest in exploring those details in a potential sequel film.

"[14][15][16] In March 2023, Finn signed a first-look contract with Paramount Pictures with the studio wanting to develop additional horror projects with the filmmaker.

[20][21] In June 2024, the first trailer debuted, following the studio's initial marketing for a fictional pop star character from the movie, with the official title confirmed to be Smile 2.

[24][25] In September 2024, writer/director Parker Finn confirmed plans to continue the franchise with a third film; stating: "...we've maybe only scooped a single glass of water out of the ocean.

Despite some reservations, she opts to describe a series of recurring horrific dreams she has been experiencing at night that are seeming to also happen during her waking hours, to the therapist who is covering at the practice.