Overview
- Universal and Esquire unveiled the film’s title, first‑look images and a 15‑second teaser on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, and the studio says the full trailer will arrive this week.
- Scarlett Johansson stars as NYPD detective Julie Miller, an on‑the‑job single mother, and the ensemble includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Leguizamo, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Sasha Calle and Jacobi Jupe.
- The plot is being presented as a hybrid: a serial‑killer investigation that leads to demonic events after the execution of a killer called Father Sunday, with Flanagan promising there will be possession without retreading the original film.
- Mike Flanagan is writer, director and a producer on the project and has described Martyrs as the darkest and most 'vicious' work he has made, with production partners Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek attached.
- The film’s announcement completes Universal’s creative reset of the franchise after the 2023 Believer underperformed and sets a clear marketing timeline ahead of the March 12, 2027 theatrical release.