The Exorcist - Watch Order: Believer Timeline
This watch order focuses on the Believer timeline, which treats the 2023 film as a direct sequel to the original, ignoring all other entries in the franchise. The Exorcist: Believer is set 50 years after the events of the first film.
This timeline offers the cleanest narrative experience by connecting only the original masterpiece with the most recent sequel. The Believer film was designed to launch a new trilogy that respects the legacy of Friedkin's original while introducing contemporary characters and themes.
The Exorcist
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the Devil. Her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
The Exorcist: Believer
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.
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