Summary
- The A Quiet Place timeline spans from 2020 to 2021, with the events of the first two movies taking place within this time frame.
- A Quiet Place: Day One, the franchise's first prequel, takes the timeline back to the earliest days of the alien invasion, covering events from Day 1 to Day 4.
- A Quiet Place Part II picks up mere seconds after the first movie ends.
The A Quiet Place timeline spans multiple movies, and stands out among sci-fi horror for how fast the unprepared world changed with the arrival of the deadly monsters who hunt by sound. The first movie in the timeline, A Quiet Place, takes place a year into the horrific phenomenon. Thanks to the sequel A Quiet Place II, the A Quiet Place timeline has been further fleshed out, providing more insight as to what happened. The franchise is also expanding past the first two films with the prequel A Quiet Place: Day One and a sequel with the delayed A Quiet Place 3.
The first movie in the Quiet Place series chronicles the Abbot family's story of survival with parents Lee and Evelyn (John Krasinski and Emily Blunt), as well as their children over a few short days. A Quiet Place Part II provides a context to the story the first movie lays out. The sequel covers a few days after the first movie but significantly fleshes out the Quiet Place timeline and world. Upcoming installments will expand the timeline in both directions, showing the mid-to-long-term impact of the arrival, as well as detailing the first days after the alien invasion.
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A Quiet Place Part II's Opening Sequence
The Earliest Point In The Quiet Place Timeline For The Abbotts
The A Quiet Place timeline takes viewers back to the first moment of the alien invasion in Part II with a gripping opening sequence. This includes John Krasinski's Lee temporarily returning to the series. The movie shows the Abbotts living in a small, tight-knit community prior to the invasion. It was the kind of town that gathered for a little league baseball game, as they did for one of Marcus' in this opening scene. The crowd notices a flaming object falling from the sky, obviously foreshadowing the imminent arrival of the unwelcome guests.
As people disperse, the monsters introduced in A Quiet Place descend on the townspeople. The family splits up as Evelyn and Lee have separate cars at the game. It's important to note that Regan opts to go with her father. The last time audiences saw the father and daughter, their relationship was tense. But A Quiet Place Part II's opening sequence proves they were incredibly close. Seeing them on good terms makes Lee's sacrifice, and what that loss means to the rest of the family, all the more devastating.
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A Quiet Place: Day One, which releases in 2024, is a spinoff prequel set at the start of the franchise's apocalypse and featuring all-new characters.
A Quiet Place: Day One
The First Few Days In New York Are Shown
A Quiet Place: Day One
PG-13
Drama
Horror
Sci-Fi
- Director
- Michael Sarnoski
- Release Date
- June 28, 2024
- Writers
- Michael Sarnoski
- Cast
- Lupita Nyong'o , Joseph Quinn , Alex Wolff , Djimon Hounsou , Eliane Umuhire
- Runtime
- 99 Minutes
The franchise's first prequel, A Quiet Place: Day One, takes the timeline back to the earliest days of the alien invasion. The 2024 movie follows Sam (Lupita Nyong'o) and Eric (Joseph Quinn) as they unexpectedly pair up to try and survive in New York City. The story begins hours before the aliens crash-land in New York as Sam goes with Reuben (Nat Wolff) to a puppet show. This should take place on June 17, 2020, according to the confirmed A Quiet Place timeline of events.
A Quiet Place: Day One covers more than just the first day of the alien invasion. The film's story spans from Day 1 to Day 4, providing new information about what happens on each day in A Quiet Place's world. This includes showing Eric leaving New York on the same boat as Henri (Djimon Hounsou), which takes them both to the island in A Quiet Place Part II. The final event of the film takes place on Day 4, even though it was previously established that this happened on Day 3.
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Beau Abbott's Death
The Most Tragic Moment In A Quiet Place's Timeline Also Places The Year
The death of the Abbotts' youngest child, Beau, takes place early in the A Quiet Place timeline, about a few months before the first movie's events. Marcus is sick, so the family carefully makes its way into town, hoping to scavenge medicine from the picked-over convenience store. Beau picks up a toy rocket ship, but Lee immediately reprimands him, as the toy will make too much noise. Regan, trying to be a good big sister, grabs the toy for Beau when Lee isn't looking.
The Abbotts create a memorial site to honor Beau, marking 2020 as the year of his death.
As Beau is too young to understand the ramifications of his actions, he turns on the toy on their walk home. One of the alien monsters grabs and kills Beau before Lee can get to him. The Abbotts create a memorial site to honor Beau, marking 2020 as the year of his death. It's the only indicator of when the movie series takes place. The impact of Beau's death so early within the AQuiet Place timeline is felt throughout the rest of the series, mainly through Regan's now-strained relationship with her father Lee.
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A Quiet Place
The First Movie In The Quiet Place Timeline Takes Place In 2021
A Quiet Place
PG-13
Horror
Documentary
Family
Sci-Fi
Thriller
- Director
- John Krasinski
- Release Date
- April 3, 2018
- Writers
- Bryan Woods , Scott Beck , John Krasinski
- Cast
- Emily Blunt , John Krasinski , Millie Simmonds , Noah Jupe , Cade Woodward , Leon Russom
- Runtime
- 90 Minutes
The rest of the A Quiet Place timeline jumps forward slightly, placing the Abbotts in 2021, still reeling from Beau's death. The movie picks up on an average day in the life of the Abbotts. Evelyn is heavily pregnant and taking care of their two older children. Lee desperately tries to make contact with any survivors and hopes to make improvements to Regan's cochlear implant. Despite his work, Lee and Regan's relationship is strained.
As Regan gives Beau the toy that eventually led to his death, she blames herself for the incident.
As Regan gives Beau the toy that eventually led to his death, she blames herself for the incident. She feels that Lee also blames her. When Lee takes Marcus fishing, and Regan sneaks off to visit Beau's memorial, Evelyn goes into labor. She accidentally makes a noise, attracting the Quiet Place monsters to the house when she's at her most vulnerable.
While the Abbott family is in a panic to reunite and save Evelyn, the kids are cornered by monsters. Lee yells out, sacrificing himself, so the kids can escape to their mother with their lives. Seconds before his death, Lee makes sure to sign to Regan that he has always loved her. Once the kids find their way back to their mom, they realize that the feedback from Regan's implants distresses the monsters and weakens them for just enough time for Evelyn to shoot them.
This portion of the timeline set the stage for an important chapter in the Abbotts' lives.
A Quiet Place ends with the surviving Abbotts luring the monsters to their basem*nt, knowing there is finally a way to kill them. This portion of the timeline set the stage for an important chapter in the Abbotts' lives. For one, they'd have to learn how to get on without their patriarch, Lee. Second, the fact they discovered the Quiet Place monsters' weakness offers the first glimmer of hope since the invasion.
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A Quiet Place Part II
There's No Time Jump Between The First Two Movies In The Quiet Place Timeline
A Quiet Place: Part II
PG-13
Horror
Drama
Sci-Fi
- Director
- John Krasinski
- Release Date
- May 28, 2021
- Writers
- John Krasinski
- Cast
- Cillian Murphy , Emily Blunt , Noah Jupe , Djimon Hounsou , Millie Simmonds , Lauren-Ashley Cristiano
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
After its opening sequence, A Quiet Place Part II launches into the current day. It picks up mere seconds after the first movie ends. In A Quiet Place, Lee lit a signal fire every night to survivors in neighboring areas. After losing him, Evelyn, Marcus, and Regan set off to find anyone on the other side of one of those flames. They happen to run into former acquaintance Emmett, who begrudgingly takes the family in temporarily. The rest of the movie's events take place over a few days at the most.
Regan breaks off on her own to find help, and Emmett tracks her down and eventually accompanies her. Evelyn and an injured Marcus stay behind. The movie ends with Regan and Emmett reaching a working radio station, meaning that they can blast the feedback from her implants and weaken the monsters. How many of them the devastating soundtrack will reach remains to be seen, but after years of being nearly defenseless against the aliens, humanity can finally begin to fight back.
Lee's last words to Regan gave her the courage to risk her life and try to help others.
Lee's last words to Regan gave her the courage to risk her life and try to help others. She was sullen in the first movie, due to her anger, guilt, and sadness over the loss of Beau. But after seeing Lee's sacrificial death in A Quiet Place to save her and Marcus, she knew he'd want her to do the same thing. When Regan found an opportunity to save other people, she knew she had to take it. Exhibiting tremendous character growth, Regan faces a monster head-on to save Emmett's life in A Quiet Place Part II's ending.
Movie | Setting In The Timeline |
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A Quiet Place | Days 472-474 |
A Quiet Place Part II | Days 474-477 |
A Quiet Place: Day One | Days 1-4 |
The Future Of The A Quiet Place Franchise
The A Quiet Place Timeline Will Be Significantly Expanded
After the tremendous critical and commercial success stories of every A Quiet Place movie made so far, one certain thing is that more is coming. What's up in the air is how the sequel will look. John Krasinski announced the third installment in the Abbott family story, but A Quiet Place: Day One helped expand the established universe and opened the door for more spinoffs or prequels. It would appear that Paramount thinks they might be able to turn the A Quiet Place franchise into their equivalent of Warner Bros.' The Conjuring.
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Everything We Know About A Quiet Place III
The Abbot Family's Story Will Become A Trilogy
The story of A Quiet Place II sets up a full franchise, which prompted the conception of A Quiet Place III. The third installment was greenlit with a 2025 release. Krasinski will be back at the helm of the movie. However, while the movie has been going well in its production, it might not make the 2025 release date. Given A Quiet Place II's ending, there will probably be some time spent on the boat and the island with the rest of the newfound survivors, including Eric.
A Quiet Place III should see Evelyn return as the star of the franchise.
A Quiet Place III's plot hasn't been announced, but Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Emmett (Cillian Murphy) will likely return, as they need to reconnect with Marcus, Evelyn, and the baby. A Quiet Place III should see Evelyn return as the star of the franchise. In addition, there will likely be a new cast of survivors on the island, but no one knows if any of them got to seek true sanctuary in A Quiet Place II. Likely, A Quiet Place III will pick up where the last movie left off, adding yet more to the A Quiet Place timeline.
A Quiet Place
- Cast
- John Krasinski , Emily Blunt , Millicent Simmonds , Noah Jupe , Cillian Murphy , Djimon Hounsou , Lupita Nyong'o , Joseph Quinn , Alex Wolff
- Created by
- John Krasinski , Scott Beck , Bryan Woods
- First Film
- A Quiet Place
- Character(s)
- Evelyn Abbott , Lee Abbott , Marcus Abbott , Regan Abbott , Emmett (Quiet Place)