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The Exorcist - Season 1
A tale based on the novel of William Batty in 1971, two priest work together to free a demon possessed girl by exorcising the demonic spirit.
28 June 1976, Santa Clara County, California, USA
3 June 1971, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
September 22, 2016
I was prepared to hate this, just because of the onslaught of reboots and remakes that has taken hold, but I was surprised to find myself intrigued.
September 22, 2016
With expectations low, this Exorcist surprises with appealing leads, and - a big bonus point - the return to TV of Geena Davis.
September 23, 2016
The best, though far from the most popular, of this season's many TV remakes is Fox's terrifying new twist on The Exorcist, buried in a Friday time period but delivering the shivery goods with ghoulish regularity.
October 20, 2016
Taking place in the present day, the series is, crucially, not a retelling of the famous Regan case from the Friedkin's film but a new tale, set in the same demon-ridden universe.
September 22, 2016
It's deathly serious and deathly dull, though I did laugh when Davis, as a worried mom, immediately concludes that her sullen, withdrawn teenage daughter is possessed by a demon.
January 22, 2017
If the quality of the story and the special effects is maintained throughout, we should be in for a very thrilling ride.
September 22, 2016
Maybe someday there'll be a place on television for a show about religion helping people to cope with the everyday horrors that can strike at any time, but that show obviously can't be The Exorcist.
December 16, 2016
Much anticipated and ferociously well realised.
September 22, 2016
The pilot holds some promise, and then watching children act like profane, satanic monsters is almost always unsettling, even when network standards don't permit certain words.