HBO’s The Conjuring TV series has received an exciting update after the box office success of the horror saga’s latest film.
The Conjuring: Last Rites, the fourth main and ninth overall film in the series, had the franchise’s biggest opening weekend when it debuted last week. It has currently made over $200 million from a $55 million budget.
Following the film’s strong start in cinemas, Variety has reported that the upcoming small-screen spin-off has landed a showrunner.
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Little Fires Everywhere and Jessica Jones’ Nancy Won has come aboard as showrunner, executive producer and writer, while Peter Cameron and Cameron Squires will be part of the writing team.
Peter Safran will serve as executive producer, with James Wan’ company Atomic Monster also involved.
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The TV series was first announced back in 2023, although HBO hadn’t released new details until this week. With the creative team now coming together, the upcoming show could be the next step for the franchise.
For now, horror fans can watch The Conjuring’s latest film in cinemas. Based on the Smurl haunting, The Conjuring: Last Rites sees Ed and Lorraine Warren helping a family who is experiencing paranormal activity in their home in West Pittston, Pennsylvania.
The film is set to be the final entry starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as the Warrens.
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While fans have been praising the latest instalment of the series, we at Digital Spy weren’t as enamoured with it.
“Back on haunted house territory, the final outing proves to be a largely scare-free and tired recreation of the previous movies,” our review reads, which argues the enemies are more generic and less memorable this time around.
The Conjuring TV show will come to HBO Max in the US. The Conjuring: Last Rites is out in cinemas now.
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