Summary
The release date forMike Flanagan’s new highly anticipatedExorcistmovie is spot-on following the release of his last demonic horror. The newExorcistfilm will be released in 2026, some ten years after Flanagan’sOuija: Origin of Evilwas released on August 09, 2025. Flanagan’s most recent production,The Fall of the House of Usher, was released exclusively on Netflix on June 17, 2025. Given its nature,Flanagan’sExorcistfilm will likely be released in October 2026.
Flanagan is a prolific horror auteur whose previous works include the critically acclaimed Netflix seriesThe Haunting of Hill House(2018),The Haunting of Bly Manor(2020), andMidnight Mass(2021). He has also created the Netflix seriesThe Midnight Club(2022) in addition to several feature films such asGerald’s Game(2017) and the sequel to Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningtitled Doctor Sleep (2019). Flanagan is one of the most capable filmmakers working today to tackle such hallowed horror IP asThe Exorcistfranchise.
Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist Movie Is Being Released 10 Years After Ouija: Origin Of Evil
Ouija: Origin Of Evil was Flanagan’s last movie about demonic possession
The 2016 prequelOuija: Origin of Evilwas his last movie that took on the horror subgenre of demonic possession, so it’s fitting that his next one is being released 10 years later. Flanagan demonstrated his ability to handle horror franchises and improve them for the better following the poor critical reception ofOuijain 2014, which received an abysmal Rotten Tomatoes score of just 6%.Under Flanagan’s direction,Ouija: Origin of Evilearned a critic score of 83%and a Certified Fresh label on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Exorcistfranchise has yet to produce a sequel or installment that lived up to the hype of the 1973 original directed by William Friedkin, which to this day is still considered to be one of the most iconic horror movies ever made.The franchise was expected to be revitalized by David Gordon Green, who directed the modern Halloween trilogy, with 2023’sThe Exorcist: Believer. However, both the critical reception and the box office performance ofThe Exorcist: Believerwere poor, resulting in Flanagan being brought in to take the reins.
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Ouija: Origin Of Evil Already Proves Why Mike Flanagan Is Perfect To Take Over The Exorcist
Flanagan has quite an impressive track record in the horror genre
Ouija: Origin of Evildemonstrates thatFlanagan has already made a solid follow-up to a horror movie that underperformed at the box office andamong critics and enhanced the overall franchise. He is now poised to do the same withThe Exorcistafter the 2023 movie’s blunder, which also curbed aplannedExorcisttrilogy by David Gordon Green, leaving the director to pursue other projects. Flanagan has quite an impressive track record when it comes to original horror series and his 2026Exorcistmovie will determine just how prolific the filmmaker can be with the fate of a classic franchise in his hands.
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Ouija: Origin of Evil
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Ouija: Origin of Evil is a 2016 prequel to the 2014 Horror film Ouija. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, the film sees a Medium and her family using a Ouija board to attempt to contact her deceased husband. She ends up making contact with another spirit that begins to possess one of her daughters.
