Fox is looking to bring more possession plots to the small screen, as the network has just ordered a pilot episode inspired by William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel, The Exorcist.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Exorcist pilot will be a "modern reinvention" of Blatty's The Exorcist. The drama is described as "a propulsive, serialized psychological thriller following two very different men tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession, and confronting the face of true evil."
The one-hour pilot will be penned by Jeremy Slater (The Lazarus Effect, 2015's Fantastic Four). Producing duties will be handled by 20th Century Fox Television and Morgan Creek Productions, with Slater executive producing along with James Robinson, David Robinson, and Barbara Wall.
William Friedkin previously adapted Blatty's The Exorcist with the 1973 film of the same name—a movie that's haunted countless viewers and is regarded by many as one of the scariest horror films ever made.
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for further details on The Exorcist pilot. For those unfamiliar with The Exorcist novel, here's the official synopsis (from HarperCollins):
"Inspired by a true story of a child’s demonic possession in the 1940s, William Peter Blatty created an iconic novel that focuses on Regan, the eleven-year-old daughter of a movie actress residing in Washington, D.C. A small group of overwhelmed yet determined individuals must rescue Regan from her unspeakable fate, and the drama that ensues is gripping and unfailingly terrifying."
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