The Exorcist (TV series) indicating "generally favorable reviews." The Exorcist (TV series) The Exorcist is an American anthology horror supernatural drama television series that debuted on Fox on September 23, 2016. The series stars Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, and is based on the William Peter Blatty novel of the same name. A direct sequel to the 1973 film of the same name (ignoring the events of the other films in the series), it is part of "The Exorcist" franchise. It was commissioned on May 10, 2016. On May 12, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a second season, subtitled "The Next Chapter", which premiered
The Exorcist III film), as the protagonist. Blatty conceived "Legion" as a feature film with William Friedkin, director of "The Exorcist", attached to direct. Despite the critical and commercial failure of the previous sequel, Warner Bros. was keen to proceed with Blatty and Friedkin's plans for another "Exorcist" film. Blatty said that "everybody wanted "Exorcist III"... I hadn't written the script, but I had the story in my head...and Billy [Friedkin] loved it." Friedkin, however, soon left the project due to conflicting opinions between him and Blatty on the film. The project went into development hell, and Blatty wrote "Legion" as a novel