The Exorcist (TV series)
Fox's two-season series (2016-2017), a direct sequel to the 1973 film.
The Exorcist is an American supernatural horror television series created by Jeremy Slater for Fox. It is a direct sequel to the 1973 film that ignores the other sequels and prequels, and it stars Alfonso Herrera and Ben Daniels as two exorcists, Father Tomas Ortega and Father Marcus Keane. It ran for two seasons of ten episodes each, premiering on September 23, 2016 and September 29, 2017, and was cancelled in May 2018.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Supernatural, Horror
- Creator
- Jeremy Slater
- Based on
- The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty
- Composer
- Daniel Hart (season 1); Tyler Bates (season 2)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 20
Facts from the source article.
Background
The first season, shot in Chicago, follows the possession of Casey Rance; her mother Angela (Geena Davis) is revealed to be the grown-up Regan MacNeil, and Sharon Gless plays Chris MacNeil. Pazuzu, also seen as 'the Salesman', is behind it. The second season, filmed in Vancouver, sends Tomas and Marcus on the road to a group home for foster children on a remote island run by Andrew Kim (John Cho), while Father Bennett deals with enemies inside the Vatican. Critics rated it well: Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season 79% and the second 100%.
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