FOX's The Exorcist — Comic-Con Trailer

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added: Fri, Jul 22nd '16

FOX has unveiled the Comic-Con trailer for the new horror series based on "The Exorcist" film franchise, starring Oscar-winner Geena Davis as a religious mother who believes a demon is trying to take over her teenage daughter's soul.

Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera (Netflix's "Sense8") plays a pragmatic Latino Catholic priest who agrees to investigate the mother's wild claims. He eventually seeks out the assistance of an eccentric Vatican exorcist, played by Ben Daniels (Netflix's House of Cards and STARZ's Flesh and Bone).

Acclaimed British director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler) directs the pilot episode, which will be premiering later this year as part of FOX's new fall lineup.

synopsis:
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) 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) 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), is slowly but surely losing his mind. Eldest daughter KATHERINE (Brianne Howey) has become a recluse who refuses to leave her room. Her younger sister, CASEY (Hannah Kasulka), thinks she's hearing strange noises coming from inside the walls. And mother ANGELA (Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Geena Davis) 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.

 

directed by   Rupert Wyatt (pilot episode)

starring   Geena Davis, Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Alan Ruck, Brianne Howey, Hannah Kasulka

release date   Fall 2016 (on FOX)

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