The Exorcist (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The exorcist |
| Original title | The exorcist |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2016-2017 |
| Production company |
Morgan Creek Productions, New Neighborhood, 20th Century Fox Television |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 in 2 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | horror |
| idea | Jeremy Slater |
| production | Charise Castro Smith, Judd Rea |
| First broadcast | September 23, 2016 (USA) on Fox |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 20, 2017 on ProSieben Fun |
| occupation | |
The Exorcist is an American horror series based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty . The series actually continues the plot of the 1973 film of the same name . The US broadcaster Fox has been broadcasting the first broadcast since September 23, 2016. The German-language first broadcast ran from October 20 to November 17, 2017 on the pay-TV channel ProSieben Fun . From February 28 to April 19, 2018, the series ran on ProSieben's free TV .
On May 12, 2017, the series was extended for a second season, which began broadcasting on September 29, 2017.
The series was discontinued in May 2018 after two seasons.
action
The series is about the two priests Tomas Ortega and Marcus Keane, who investigate the case of a family that is haunted by demons. The family mother, Angela Rance, is haunted by nightmares night after night. She quickly begins to theories about the connections between these nightmares and the supernatural, with a demon.
Cast and dubbing
Main cast
| Role name | actor | Main role (episodes) |
Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Tomas Ortega | Alfonso Herrera | 1.01– | Nico Mamone |
| Priest Marcus Keane | Ben Daniels | 1.01– | Matthias Klie |
| Priest Bennett | Kurt Egyiawan | 1.01– | Tim Sander |
| Casey Rance | Hannah Kasulka | 1.01–1.10 | Josephine Schmidt |
| Katherine Rance | Brianne Howey | 1.01–1.10 | Maria Hönig |
| Henry Rance | Alan jerk | 1.01–1.10 | Frank Röth |
| Angela Rance / Regan MacNeil | Geena Davis | 1.01–1.10 | Sabine Jäger |
| Mouse | Zuleikha Robinson | 2.01– | Alexandra Wilcke |
| Rose Cooper | Li Jun Li | 2.01– | |
| Andrew "Andy" Kim | John Cho | 2.01– | |
| Verity | Brianna Hildebrand | 2.01– | Luisa Wietzorek |
Supporting cast
| Role name | actor | Supporting role (episodes) |
Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | Camille Guaty | 1.01 | Nicole Hannak |
| Salesman | Robert Emmet Lunney | 1.02-1.05, 1.08-1.10 | Erich Rauker |
| Jessica | Mouzam Makkar | 1.02, 1.04-1.10 | Susanne Geier |
| Maria Walters | Kirsten Fitzgerald | 1.02-1.04, 1.06-1.10 | Almut Zydra |
| Cardinal Guillot | Torrey Hanson | 1.03, 1.06, 1.08-1.09 | Christian Gaul |
| Nun Bernadette | Deanna Dunagan | 1.04, 1.07-1.09 | Kornelia buoy |
| Chris MacNeil | Sharon Gless | 1.05-1.08 | Martina Treger |
| David "Truck" Johnson III | Cyrus Arnold | 2.01– | |
| Caleb | Hunter Dillon | 2.01– | |
| Grace | Amélie Eve | 2.01– | |
| Shelby | Alex Barima | 2.01– | Sebastian Kluckert |
Episode list
| Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 10 | 23rd September 2016 | December 16, 2016 | 20th October 2017 | 17th November 2017 |
| 2 | 10 | 29th September 2017 | 15th December 2017 | February 14, 2019 | |
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script | Spectator (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rats under the roof | Chapter One: And Let My Cry Come Unto Thee | 23 Sep 2016 | Oct. 20, 2017 | Rupert Wyatt | Jeremy Slater | 2.854 million |
| 2 | 2 | The dead of Englewood | Chapter Two: Lupus in Fabula | Sep 30 2016 | Oct. 20, 2017 | Michael Nankin | Heather Bellson | 1,976 million |
| 3 | 3 | Black smoke | Chapter Three: Let 'Em In | Oct 7, 2016 | Oct. 27, 2017 | Michael Nankin | Dre Ryan | 1.954 million |
| 4th | 4th | No way back | Chapter Four: The Moveable Feast | Oct 14, 2016 | Oct. 27, 2017 | Craig Zisk | Adam Stein | 1.969 million |
| 5 | 5 | The wrong name | Chapter Five: Through My Most Grievous Fault | Oct 21, 2016 | Nov 3, 2017 | Jason Ensler | David Grimm | 1.873 million |
| 6th | 6th | Means and ways | Chapter Six: Star of the Morning | Nov 4, 2016 | Nov 3, 2017 | Jennifer Phang | Laura Marks | 1.834 million |
| 7th | 7th | A rising star | Chapter Seven: Father of Lies | Nov 11, 2016 | Nov 10, 2017 | Tinge Krishnan | Charise Castro Smith | 1.607 million |
| 8th | 8th | Why me? | Chapter Eight: The Griefbearers | Nov 18, 2016 | Nov 10, 2017 | Louis Milito | Marcus Gardley | 1.668 million |
| 9 | 9 | The third pupil | Chapter Nine: 162 | Dec 9, 2016 | Nov 17, 2017 | Bill Johnson | Franklin Jin Rho & Jeremy Slater | 1.656 million |
| 10 | 10 | The Pope's visit | Chapter Ten: Three Rooms | Dec 16, 2016 | Nov 17, 2017 | Jason Ensler | Jeremy Slater | 1.747 million |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (-) | Director | script | Spectator (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | God's gift | Janus | 29 Sep 2017 | Jan. 5, 2018 | Jason Ensler | Heather Bellson | 1.581 million |
| 12 | 2 | Lamb's blood | Safe As Houses | Oct 6, 2017 | Jan. 5, 2018 | Deran Sarafian | Adam Stein | 1.359 million |
| 13 | 3 | Mouse | Unclean | Oct 13, 2017 | Jan. 12, 2018 | Ti West | Manny Coto | 1,350 million |
| 14th | 4th | The war has started | One for Sorrow | Oct. 20, 2017 | Jan. 12, 2018 | So Yong Kim | Rebecca Kirsch | 1.232 million |
| 15th | 5 | Aeternum vale | There but for the Grace of God, Go I. | Nov 3, 2017 | Jan. 19, 2018 | Alex Garcia Lopez | Alyssa Clark | 1.454 million |
| 16 | 6th | The Lord's Cross | Darling Nikki | Nov 10, 2017 | Jan. 19, 2018 | Jason Ensler | Franklin Jin Rho & Adam Stein | 1.269 million |
| 17th | 7th | The children in the garden | Help Me | Nov 17, 2017 | Feb. 2, 2018 | Steven A. Adelson | David Grimm | 1.332 million |
| 18th | 8th | God's bride | A Heaven of Hell | Dec. 1, 2017 | Feb. 2, 2018 | Meera Menon | Heather Bellson & M. Willis | 1.177 million |
| 19th | 9 | Welcome in the family | Ritual & repetition | Dec 8, 2017 | 9 Feb 2018 | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | Sean Crouch | 1.184 million |
| 20th | 10 | Unworthy | Unworthy | Dec 15, 2017 | 9 Feb 2018 | Jason Ensler | Jeremy Slater | 1.278 million |
development
The series, which is based on the novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty from 1971, was developed by Jeremy Slater . In January 2016, Fox commissioned the production of a pilot episode. The first season of the series was filmed in Chicago . Filming for the second season began on July 28, 2017 in Vancouver .
reception
criticism
The Exorcist received mostly positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes , the first season of the series reached 78 percent with 50 ratings. At Metacritic , the first season received a Metascore of 62/100 points based on 28 reviews.
Axel Schmitt from the industry portal Serienjunkies.de finds the pilot episode “not particularly scary”, but “manages to establish an interesting constellation of characters”. In combination with the “convincing performances by the main actors”, it becomes “a start that is well worth seeing”.
Awards and nominations
American Society of Cinematographers Award
- 2017: Nominated in the category Outstanding Achievements in Cinematography in TV Films / Miniseries / Pilot Films for Alex Disenhof
- 2017: Nominated in the Best New TV Drama category
- 2017 : Nominated in the Best Horror TV Series category
Web links
- The Exorcist in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Exorcist at Fernsehserien.de
- Official website at Fox
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jay Jayson: Exorcist TV Series Revealed as Direct Sequel to Original Movie . In: Comicbook.com . October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Exorcist" celebrates its German premiere at ProSieben Fun . In: DWDL.de . October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva & Denise Petski: 'The Exorcist' Renewed For Season 2 By Fox . In: Deadline.com . May 12, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Daniel Holloway: Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Including 'Empire,' 'The Gifted,' 'The Orville' . In: Variety.com . June 22, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Kimberly Roots: The Exorcist Canceled at Fox . May 11, 2018.
- ↑ The Exorcist: Season One Ratings . In: TVSeriesFinale.com . May 12, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ The Exorcist: Season Two Ratings . In: TVSeriesFinale.com . September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Laura Prudom: 'The Exorcist' Pilot Ordered at Fox with Modern Twist . In: Variety.com . January 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Nina Metz: Fox's 'The Exorcist,' 'APB' to film in Chicago for next TV season . In: ChicagoTribune.com . May 11, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Ben Daniels: 4.30am, filth covered, voice ragged, every single muscle aching. Us two drain laughing through it all. Exorcist S02 1st day shooting. . In: Twitter.com . July 28, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ The Exorcist: Season 1 . In: RottenTomatoes .com . Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ The Exorcist (2016): Season 1 . In: Metacritic .com . Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ Axel Schmitt: Review The Exorcist 1x01: Chapter One: And Let My Cry Come Unto Thee . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.