The Exorcist: Martyrs Teaser Arrives — Full Trailer Exorcises NYCC Today
The devil’s back, baby — and this time he’s got Mike Flanagan pulling the strings. The first teaser for The Exorcist: Martyrs, Flanagan’s full reboot of The Exorcist franchise, dropped October 7 — and it’s already got horror fans counting down the days to March 2027.
The Exorcist: Martyrs — Quick Specs
| Director | Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep) |
| Release Date | March 12, 2027 — in theaters |
| Studio | Universal / Blumhouse / Atomic Monster / Morgan Creek |
| Cast | Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Leguizamo, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Sasha Calle, Jacobi Jupe — plus Flanagan regulars Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Hamish Linklater |
| Full Trailer | Premieres TODAY, October 9, at New York Comic Con |
Who’s getting possessed? Scarlett Johansson stars as Julie Miller, an NYPD homicide detective and single mother — and she’s not up against some random evil. Thirteen years after she took down the satanic serial killer known as Father Sunday (John Leguizamo), a new string of murders pulls her back into the nightmare. This time, the demonic force has its sights set on her 12-year-old son. Chiwetel Ejiofor co-stars as Father William, the priest standing with her in the trenches.
Now let’s address the elephant in the confessional: this is NOT a continuation of The Exorcist: Believer (2023). Flanagan is rebooting the entire franchise from scratch — a clean slate for the scariest name in horror, from one of the genre’s best modern storytellers. And the ensemble? Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Sasha Calle, and Jacobi Jupe round out the cast, with Flanagan’s usual suspects (Carla Gugino! Kate Siegel! Rahul Kohli! Hamish Linklater!) along for the ride. Stacked doesn’t begin to cover it.
Watch the Teaser — Full Trailer Drops Today
The teaser is just an appetizer — the FULL trailer premieres TODAY, October 9, at New York Comic Con. We’ll be updating this post the moment it hits the internet, so keep it locked right here.
When Can You Watch It?
The Exorcist: Martyrs hits theaters March 12, 2027, via Universal Pictures with Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, and Morgan Creek behind it. Yes, that’s a long wait. No, we’re not okay either.
Flanagan has earned our trust one slow-burn masterpiece at a time — and a full reboot means this franchise can finally shake off its past and possess a whole new generation. Keep your crucifixes polished and your eyes on Think Horror: the full trailer drops today, and we’ll be all over it.
