The Exorcist TV show on FOX, coming fall 2016. ©2016 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: FOX.

Bust out your copy of the Rituale Romanum. Below, watch the official trailer for The Exorcist TV show. The new series debuts Fridays, this fall, on FOX. The Exorcist is executive produced by writer Jeremy Slater, Rolin Jones, James Robinson, Barbara Wall, David Robinson, director Rupert Wyatt, and Roy Lee.

The Exorcist cast includes: Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Brianne Howey, Hannah Kasulka, Kurt Egyiawan, and Geena Davis. Alan Ruck guest stars.

The Exorcist TV show on FOX. L-R: Geena Davis and Alfonso Herrera in The Exorcist, coming to FOX in fall 2016. ©2016 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Chuck Hodes/FOX.

Logline: More than four decades after the Academy Award-nominated film solidified itself as the greatest horror movie ever made, The Exorcist returns in series format as a propulsive psychological thriller following two very different priests tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession.

Watch the official TV series trailer for The Exorcist. The show will air Fridays at 9:00pm, this fall, on FOX.

FOX says:

THE EXORCIST

Widely regarded as the greatest horror movie ever made, “The Exorcist” broke box office records and terrified audiences around the world. Now, more than four decades after the Academy Award-nominated film, THE EXORCIST returns as a TV series. Directed by Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”), THE EXORCIST is a propulsive psychological thriller following two very different priests tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession. FATHER TOMAS ORTEGA (Alfonso Herrera, “Sense8,” “The Chosen”) is the new face of the Catholic Church: progressive, ambitious and compassionate. He runs a small but loyal parish in the suburbs of Chicago. He has no idea that his quiet life is about to change forever. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, another priest finds himself locked in a life-and-death struggle with evil. FATHER MARCUS BRENNAN (Ben Daniels, “Flesh and Bone,” “House of Cards”) is a modern-day Templar Knight, an orphan raised since childhood by the Vatican to wage war against its enemies. Father Marcus is everything Father Tomas is not: relentless, abrasive and utterly consumed by his sacred mission. Caught in the middle is the RANCE family, members of Tomas’ parish. On the surface, they’re a normal, suburban family, but all is not as it seems in this household. The patriarch, HENRY RANCE (guest star Alan Ruck, “Spin City,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”), is slowly but surely losing his mind. Eldest daughter KATHERINE (Brianne Howey, SCREAM QUEENS) has become a recluse who refuses to leave her room. Her younger sister, CASEY (Hannah Kasulka, “The Fosters”), thinks she’s hearing strange noises coming from inside the walls. And mother ANGELA (Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Geena Davis, “Commander in Chief,” “Thelma & Louise”) has been plagued by recurring nightmares, each more frightening than the last. Angela believes there is something in the house, a demonic presence, growing stronger by the day. Desperate, she begs Father Tomas for help, unwittingly setting the naïve young priest on a collision course with Father Marcus. Separately, each faces an insurmountable task, but together they become the only hope against an evil force that has been mobilizing for centuries.

 

The Exorcist TV show on FOX. L-R: Alfonso Herrera and Geena Davis in The Exorcist, coming in fall 2016 to FOX. ©2016 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jean Whiteside/FOX.

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