Dwayne Johnson’s $962 Million Blockbuster Sequel Just Hit Netflix

Good news for anyone in the mood for a big, ridiculous adventure: 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' just landed on Netflix. If you're the last person on Earth who hasn't seen it, or if you're just up for a rewatch, this is your cue. Yes, this is the one with The Rock, and no, it has absolutely nothing to do with actual jungles—unless you count frantic CGI and Kevin Hart shrieking as wildlife.

Dwayne Johnson (and Everyone Else) Get Sucked Into Netflix

This isn't some random library drop, either. 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' was a full-on box office monster. When it first hit theaters back in 2017, it raked in a wild $962 million worldwide, which is no small feat for a franchise that started with a '90s board game movie starring Robin Williams. This one picks up two decades after the original, but with a twist that's equal parts nostalgic and kind of absurd.

The update: Four high schoolers find a dusty old video game console and get literally zapped into its world, where they become avatars picked off a weird character-select screen. So, yeah—awkward teens become Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black. If that premise sounds nuts, it is, but it somehow works.

Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose