Thirteen years separate the detective’s past investigation from the new killings.
Julie Miller’s past investigation returns to matter in The Exorcist: Martyrs. Thirteen years after the NYPD detective brought down a serial killer, another series of murders draws her toward that earlier case while a demonic force approaches her twelve-year-old son, Max. Morgan Creek Entertainment’s official synopsis and credits.
The premise gives the detective two connected sources of danger. The new killings require her attention as an investigator, and the threat to Max brings the supernatural conflict directly into her family. Morgan Creek Entertainment’s official synopsis and credits.
Scarlett Johansson plays Miller. Morgan Creek’s cast listing also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane, Sasha Calle, Jacobi Jupe, John Leguizamo, Laurence Fishburne, and Carla Gugino. Morgan Creek Entertainment’s official synopsis and credits.
Mike Flanagan writes and directs, and produces with Jason Blum and David Robinson. The official page lists March 12, 2027 for the theatrical release. The story’s interval of thirteen years places Miller’s earlier success under new scrutiny as events begin to connect it to the present. Morgan Creek Entertainment’s official synopsis and credits.