Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Naomi Ackie is in final talks to star opposite Maika Monroe in They Follow, the long-awaited sequel to 2015’s It Follows.
- David Robert Mitchell is confirmed to have written the script and will direct, and Neon is co-producing the film with Good Fear Content while handling domestic distribution.
- The sequel is reported to take place about a decade after the original, but no public details have been released about Ackie’s role or the story beyond that time jump.
- Production is eyeing a summer start, marking the first substantive casting and scheduling update since the project was officially confirmed in 2023.
- They Follow keeps key creative personnel from the original film and adds Ackie’s rising star power, a combination that raises expectations for the project and focuses attention on imminent casting confirmations and the start of filming.