John Krasinski is officially returning to his critically acclaimed horror franchise and will write and direct A Quiet Place Part III. Paramount is setting a summer release date of July 9th, 2027.

The franchise, which originated from a script by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, has grossed more than $900 million globally across three films — the two Krasinski-directed Quiet Place films released in 2018 and 2021, and the spinoff/prequel A Quiet Place: Day One, from director Michael Sarnoski and which starred Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn.

No cast has yet been set, but the first two installments were led by Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe. It’s far from the first time Krasinski has toyed with the idea of a third film in the mainline series: he mentioned brainstorming ideas as far back as 2020, and the film was formally announced in 2022. However, since Sarnoski’s prequel film and 2024’s video game A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, it was unclear whether Part III would really happen.

The films take place in a world in which alien monsters have crashed to Earth. While they are blind, they are extremely sensitive to sound and will kill anything that makes noise. As a result, surviving humans are forced to stay quiet or be violently killed.