The cast and crew of “The Exorcist” treated Comic-Con attendees to their very own panel tonight, where they of course talked about the upcoming second season of the FOX series. What can we expect from Season 2? A little Japanese-style horror, it seems!
Season 2 will be set at a foster home on an island off the coast of Seattle, which is allowing for the show to have a whole different vibe for its return.
“Going into this season, the reason why we switched it up from an upper class urban family was to give it a nature look; the blues and greens make it feel more cinematic,” said EP Sean Crouch, as relayed by Deadline. “It opens the sandbox to play in other types. A lot of Japanese horror is nature-based and that can influence where we’re going this season.”
Opening an entirely new chapter in the iconic franchise, we’ve learned that the second season of “The Exorcist” finds Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) and a newly collarless Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) out of Chicago and on the road, searching out evil.
Across the Atlantic, Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan) attempts to weed out those within the Vatican who have turned against God. Ultimately, Tomas and Marcus are led to Andrew Kim (John Cho), a former child psychologist who runs a group home for five at-risk foster children on a secluded private island off the coast of Seattle. When one of the children under Andrew’s care is targeted by a powerful force, the two priests head west, setting themselves on a collision course with Hell.
Zuleikha Robinson and Brianna Hildebrand also star.
As previously noted, Season One stars Geena Davis, Hannah Kasulka, Brianne Howey and Alan Ruck will NOT be coming back… but they COULD have cameos at some point.
“The Exorcist” is from Morgan Creek Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series was created by Jeremy Slater. Slater, Sean Crouch, Rupert Wyatt, Roy Lee, James Robinson, David Robinson and Barbara Wall serve as executive producers.
The new season premieres Friday, Sept. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
