‘The End of Oak Street’, a J.J. Abrams-produced science-fiction thriller, has prompted speculation that it might be part of the Cloverfield franchise, but the film reportedly provides no such connection. The article argues that its mystery-led disaster story and reality-bending premise nevertheless make it feel like a spiritual successor to the earlier films.

Fans noted that the Platt family shares a surname with a character in 2008’s Cloverfield, while Oak Street’s Santa Monica location is near Bad Robot’s Clover Park base. In the 1982-set film, a suburban street is transported to a prehistoric era, leaving its residents facing dinosaurs; a character suggests wormholes as an explanation, echoing The Cloverfield Paradox’s tears in reality. Abrams said the only link is that Ewan McGregor is Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s real-life partner.