Overview
- Warner Bros. and New Line have put a prequel into development after The Conjuring: Last Rites earned a franchise-best $487 million worldwide.
- The new film is expected to chart the early years of Ed and Lorraine Warren, shifting the timeline back from the main series.
- No deals, release date, or casting are finalized, and it remains unclear whether Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson will return.
- Variety reports the focus on the Warrens’ beginnings likely points to younger actors taking over the lead roles.
- HBO is separately developing a Conjuring television series that continues the film storyline, with Nancy Won set as showrunner.