Warning: Major spoilers for The Platform 2 below!The Platform 2 expands on the original film’s premise, but it smartly decides to leave the key question of the series a myster. The original Platform arrived on Netflix in 2019, with the story taking place inside a hellish prison dubbed a “Vertical Self-Management Center.” The film was an on-the-nose but potent metaphor for capitalism and the unfair distribution of wealth in society. The Platform’s ending left many unanswered questions, but it also felt like this was the point.