The Exorcist Movies: 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.
There are 4 other watch orders available - see the links up above.
The Exorcist
When a 12-year-old girl begins exhibiting disturbing supernatural behavior, her desperate mother turns to two priests who must perform an ancient exorcism to save her daughter's soul.
The Exorcist: Believer
When two young girls return from a mysterious three-day disappearance with no memory of what happened, they begin exhibiting terrifying supernatural behavior that echoes a famous demonic possession from decades earlier.
Other Film Series
28 Days Later
A post-apocalyptic horror series following different survivors across nearly three decades of a rage virus outbreak that devastated Britain.
Asia Argento
Italian actress and filmmaker, daughter of horror director Dario Argento, known for her work in European arthouse cinema and collaborations with major auteurs.
Bryan Edgar Wallace
A series of German crime thrillers produced by CCC Filmkunst in the 1960s-70s, marketed under the name of Edgar Wallace's son Bryan, featuring standalone mysteries with gothic atmosphere and masked killers.
Halloween
The iconic slasher franchise following masked killer Michael Myers across multiple timelines and reboots spanning over four decades.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Four films exploring alien pod people replacing humans, each updating the concept for different eras and anxieties.
Romero's Living Dead
George A. Romero's groundbreaking zombie saga, featuring classic horror films and several reboots.