"The Exorcist" is based on a novel by William Peter Blatty in 1971. It also based on the 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin. While the story is not new to the viewers, the TV series shows a different plot and twist that makes it even more thrilling.
The thriller series kickstarted with a Chicago priest, Father Tomas (played by Alfonso Herrera), who sermonizes at St. Anthony. One of his parishioners, Angela Rance (played by Geena Davis), asked Father Tomas to come to her home because she claims that her daughter Kat (played by Brianne Howey) is being possessed by a demon.
Meanwhile in Mexico, Father Marcus (played by Ben Daniels) is performing an Exorcism to a child that he believes to be possessed by a demon. While the exorcism was happening, Father Tomas was having a vision of that same exorcism. Because of his visions, he started seeking for answers.
Father Tomas has decided to come see Father Marcus to ask if the demon is real. He told Father Marcus what he has seen in his visions and that's when he realized that it was not just a vision, it was real.
Father Tomas decided to head to Angela Rance's home to check on her daughter Kat when the ceiling to the attic has opened. Father Tomas went up to the attic and saw a possessed woman, but it was not Kat, it was Kat's sister Casey (played by Hannah Kasulka). The show ended with a terrifying twist.
The creator and executive producer Jeremy Slater said at the Television Critics Association, "There's been 40 years of inferior copies to dilute the source material. The images used too often they lost power to shock. It's a blessing and curse because it forces you to write better, to find new ways to creep people out", according to TV Guide.
Geena Davis who plays Angela Rance on the show said on an interview, "I hope people will realize that it's not a remake of the movie in any way." She also mentioned, "I think for a large percentage of the population, "The Exorcist" is the scariest movie ever and it started everything", reported by Business Insider.
"The Exorcist" is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes). The next episode is scheduled to air on Friday, 9pm on FOX.
