The Exorcist: The TV Show?
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on May 24, 2012
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On the heels of Hannibal and the upcoming small-screen adaptations of Psycho, Dracula and Hellraiser, it seems the latest trend in Hollywood is to remake horror movies into TV shows. The latest to join that list is The Exorcist, the 1973 classic about the exorcism of a young girl possessed by an ancient demon. Unlike those other adaptations, the Exorcist TV series in planned as only a limited-run, 10-episode show — a welcome display of restraint from which some current TV shows could learn. The show, which is still in the early stages of development and has yet to be picked up by a network, is the brain child of Sean Durkin, the writer-director of the acclaimed Elizabeth Olsen dramatic thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene.
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