Periodically, events occur that cause one’s Facebook and Twitter feeds to blow up, whether it be an awards night, the Super Bowl, a political uprising – it’s something that everyone’s talking about.

Then there was the night that Sharknado aired on SyFy. On July 11, 2013, when the network’s original made-for-television disaster film debuted, oh man, people online were going nuts! #Sharknado was trending everywhere, and do you know why? Because it’s movie where a storm is coming to the southern California coast, bringing with it a tornado filled with man-eating sharks – a sharknado!

Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the network would jump on its succeed and greenlight a sequel.