The Exorcist

The Exorcist Guía y cronología

A mother searches for help as her daughter's disturbing illness becomes a confrontation with demonic possession. The Exorcist places fear inside questions about faith, doubt and the limits of care. Later films and television stories revisit that struggle through different continuations, while competing prequels give the original story more than one possible past.

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Timeline guide

The Exorcist: Start with Regan, Then Choose the Return

Use Release order to begin with the original The Exorcist. Afterward choose a continuation; Dominion and The Beginning offer different prequel approaches, not two consecutive stages of one origin.

Entries
8
Released
7
Upcoming
1
Span
1973-2023

A prequel-led track can start earlier in the fiction. That does not make it the recommended first encounter with the original film's fear and uncertainty.

Overview & recommendation

The original film gives the audience a mother searching for help and people struggling to understand what that help can be. Beginning there leaves room for doubt before the larger supernatural history is supplied. A first watch does not need an answer about the priests' past in advance.

Later works return to the premise in several ways: older film sequels, a television continuation, a legacy sequel and alternative prequels. They are choices about how to continue or look back, rather than a promise that every new interpretation shares every detail of the others.

Watch the 1973 film first through Release order. Continue with the original film group, television or Believer according to the branch you want. Explore Dominion or The Beginning as alternative background afterward, and treat the separately listed new film project on its own announced terms.

Different Ways Back to the Original Possession Sequels, television and alternative prequels

Several routes reuse the original film as context. The two prequel approaches remain alternatives; a new project should not be assumed to reconcile every earlier continuity.

  • Original Trilogy (3 entries)

    The original film and its earlier sequel line, beginning with Regan's possession rather than a later prequel explanation.

  • The Beginning Prequel (4 entries)

    The Beginning's alternative prequel approach alongside the original-film context. Choose Release order for an original-film-first introduction.

  • Dominion Prequel (4 entries)

    Dominion's alternative look at earlier events, distinct from treating it and The Beginning as consecutive parts of one prequel.

  • TV Series (2 entries)

    The original film followed by the television interpretation, with its own continuation choices rather than every earlier sequel imported automatically.

  • Believer (2 entries)

    The original film and Believer's legacy-sequel route, kept distinct from other continuation histories.

  • Flanagan Reboot (1 entry)

    Mike Flanagan's separately listed Exorcist project, with its own announced identity rather than a presumed reconciliation of all prior versions.

The Original Film Before Its Explanations 8 entries

Choose Release order for the first-film introduction, even when an earlier-setting branch places a prequel at the top of its own list.

  1. 1
    Exorcist: The BeginningFilm · 2004
  2. 2
    The ExorcistFilm · 1973
  3. 3
    Exorcist II: The HereticFilm · 1977
  4. 4
    The Exorcist IIIFilm · 1990
  5. 5
    The ExorcistSeries · 2016
  6. 6
    The Exorcist: BelieverFilm · 2023
  7. 7
    Dominion: Prequel to the ExorcistFilm · 2005
  8. 8
    The Exorcist: MartyrsFilm · Mar 12, 2027Upcoming

Two Possible Pasts and Several Returns 8 entries

Dominion and The Beginning have alternative earlier context. Television, Believer and the newer project need their own relationships, rather than one timeline inferred from premiere years.

  1. 1
    1973The ExorcistFilm · 1973
  2. 2
    1977Exorcist II: The HereticFilm · 1977
  3. 3
    1990The Exorcist IIIFilm · 1990
  4. 4
    2004Exorcist: The BeginningFilm · 2004
  5. 5
    2005Dominion: Prequel to the ExorcistFilm · 2005
  6. 6
    2016-2017The ExorcistSeries · 2016
  7. 7
    2023The Exorcist: BelieverFilm · 2023
  8. 8
    2027The Exorcist: MartyrsFilm · Mar 12, 2027Upcoming

Frequently asked questions 6 answers

Must I watch both prequels?

No. Dominion and The Beginning are alternative approaches to earlier material. Compare them if interested, rather than treating both as necessary consecutive history.

Does the TV series come after every original sequel?

The TV branch uses the original film as its context. Choose that route instead of assuming all other film sequels are required preparation.

How many Exorcist movies and shows are there?

The Exorcist has 8 entries: 7 movies and 1 TV show, released between 1973 and 2023. 7 are already released and 1 is upcoming.

What is the chronological order of The Exorcist?

In chronological (in-universe) order, The Exorcist begins with The Exorcist (1973) and ends with The Exorcist: Martyrs. The full chronological list of 8 entries is above.

What is the release order of The Exorcist?

By release date, The Exorcist starts with The Exorcist (1973). The most recent release is The Exorcist: Believer (2023).

What is the next The Exorcist release and what should I watch before it?

The next The Exorcist release is The Exorcist: Martyrs (Mar 12, 2027). To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and watch its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

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