Species II (also known as
Species II: Offspring and
Species II: Origins) is a 1998 American
science fiction horror film, sequel to the 1995 film
Species. The film was directed by
Peter Medak and starring
Natasha Henstridge,
Michael Madsen and
Marg Helgenberger, all of whom reprise their roles from the first film. The plot has Patrick Ross, (
Justin Lazard) the astronaut son of a senator (
James Cromwell), being infected by an extraterrestrial virus during a mission to
Mars and causing the deaths of many women upon his return. To stop him, the scientists who created the human-extraterrestrial hybrid Sil in the original
Species try using a more docile clone of hers, Eve (Henstridge). The film was followed by
Species III (2004).