Sharknado Sequel Title and Release Date Is Revealed!

Syfy has announced an official title and release date for the upcoming sequel to the insane shark-based hit "Sharknado."

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The network announced that the upcoming sequel will be named "Sharknado 2: the Second One." This comes after the social media contest, "Name Sharknado 2," where over 5,000 Twitter users submitted suggested titles.

Among the rejected titles were "Sharknado 2: The Great White Way" and "Sharknado 2: The Sharkening."

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"Since Twitter played such a huge role in the success of the original movie, we wanted to use that platform to ask our fans to name Sharknado 2," said Thomas Vitale, EVP of Syfy Programming and Original Movies. "This response is another reminder of how Sharknado has become a pop culture phenomenon. We want to thank all our viewers for their wonderful contributions to keeping up the shark-mentum."

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"Sharknado 2: The Second One" will take place in New York City.

"Can you imagine a shark impaled on the spire of the Empire State Building?" New York City native Thunder Levin, writer of the original film, who grew up in Manhattan's Financial District, told the News last month.

The sequel is scheduled to premiere July 2014.

Are you excited for "Sharknado 2: The Second One?"