Scripted series · FOX
The Exorcist
Every soul is a battlefield.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Alfonso Herrera
Father Tomas Ortega
20 eps
Ben Daniels
Father Marcus Brennan
20 eps
Geena Davis
Angela Rance
10 eps
John Cho
Andrew Kim
10 eps
Brianne Howey
Katherine Rance
10 eps
Li Jun Li
Rose Cooper
10 eps
Kurt Egyiawan
Father Bennett
20 eps
Brianna Hildebrand
Verity
10 eps
Hannah Kasulka
Casey Rance
20 eps
Alan Ruck
Henry Rance
10 eps
Sharon Gless
Chris MacNeil
10 eps
Beatrice Kitsos
Harper
10 eps
Keira Naughton
Cherry Rego
2 eps
Griffin Kane
Young Marcus
1 eps
Philip Craig
Cardinal Caro
1 eps
Kelcey Mawema
Ana
1 eps
Hunter Dillon
Caleb
10 eps
Sandra Delgado
Isabelle
1 eps
Zuleikha Robinson
Mouse
8 eps
Alicia Witt
Nicole
6 eps
Camille Guaty
Olivia
1 eps
Francis Guinan
Brother Simon
2 eps
Alan Metoskie
Homeless Man
2 eps
Isaac Linares
Gabriel
1 eps
Ana María Alvarez
Helena
1 eps
Melissa Russell
Tara
3 eps
Robert Emmet Lunney
Salesman
4 eps
Mouzam Makkar
Jessica
4 eps
Kirsten Fitzgerald
Maria Walters
4 eps
Bries Vannon
Emaciated Man
1 eps
Brad Armacost
Bishop Egan
2 eps
Bryce Gangel
Fallon
1 eps
Nate Santana
Golden Boy
1 eps
Eric Lumbard
Zealot
1 eps
Jalen Gilbert
Q
1 eps
Torrey Hanson
Cardinal Guillot
1 eps
Deanna Dunagan
Mother Bernadette
1 eps
Ceci Fernandez
Postulant Claire
1 eps
Ken Marks
Lester Rego
2 eps
Johnathan McClain
Doctor
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Exorcist actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Exorcist reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201610 episodes
7.4IMDbTwo priests put their lives on the line as they fight to free a possessed girl from a vicious demon that threatens to destroy her family.
Best episode · S01E10 Chapter Ten: Three Rooms
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201710 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S02E06 Darling Nikki
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
Chapter Ten: Three Rooms
Forty years ago, the demon was denied its prize. Now it will stop at nothing to destroy Angela Rance and her family.
- Directed by Jason Ensler
- Written by Jeremy Slater
S01E09
Chapter Nine: 162
On the eve of Pope Sebastian's visit to Chicago, Marcus and his companions race to avert a potential tragedy. Tomas is offered a life-changing opportunity, but will the sins of the past endanger his future within the church? Meanwhile, as the Rance family attempts to recover from their most recent ordeal, a new problem threatens to tear them apart.
- Directed by Bill Johnson
- Written by Jeremy Slater, Franklin jin Rho
S01E01
Chapter One: And Let My Cry Come Unto Thee
Something is wrong in the Rance household. Angela Rance suspects demonic possession and enlists the help of two priests: the progressive, but naive Father Tomas Ortega and the broken holy warrior, Father Marcus Keane. Together they will be drawn into a nightmare beyond imagination.
- Directed by Rupert Wyatt
S01E08
Chapter Eight: The Griefbearers
Tomas, Marcus and Mother Bernadette race against time to defeat the demon, and the Rance family find themselves drawn into the conflict.
- Directed by Louis Shaw Milito
- Written by Marcus Gardley
S01E03
Chapter Three: Let 'Em In
Kat struggles to confront the realization that her friend, Julia, is dead. Shopping for a dress to wear to Julia’s memorial service, Casey is given a sexy, expensive and slightly inappropriate dress by a salesman at the store. Seeking permission to conduct an exorcism, Marcus and Tomas take footage from the Rance home to papal emissaries, only to be met with shocking news that will change Marcus' life forever
- Directed by Michael Nankin
- Written by Dre Ryan
S01E06
Chapter Six: Star of the Morning
The Rance family is engulfed in a firestorm of publicity; Father Tomas finds himself unexpectedly thrusted into the public spotlight, as his search leads him into a terrifying underbelly of the city.
- Directed by Jennifer Phang
- Written by Laura Marks
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E06
Darling Nikki
- Directed by Jason Ensler
- Written by Franklin jin Rho
S02E05
There but for the Grace of God, Go I
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jeremy Slater
Showrunner
James G. Robinson
Executive producer
Roy Lee
Executive producer
Rupert Wyatt
Executive producer
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Barbara Wall
Executive producer
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David Robinson
Executive producer
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Rolin Jones
Executive producer
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Rebecca Kirsch
Writer
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Dre Ryan
Writer
Marcus Gardley
Writer
Manny Coto
Writer
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Heather Bellson
Writer
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Laura Marks
Writer
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Franklin jin Rho
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Adam Stein
Writer
Charise Castro Smith
Writer
- Photo unavailable
David Grimm
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- James G. RobinsonExecutive Producer
- Judd ReaProducer
- Roy LeeExecutive Producer
- Rupert WyattExecutive Producer
- Barbara WallExecutive Producer
- David RobinsonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Rebecca KirschWriter
- Dre RyanWriter
- Marcus GardleyWriter
- Manny CotoWriter
- Heather BellsonWriter
- Jeremy SlaterWriter
Direction
- Jason EnslerDirector
- Tinge KrishnanDirector
- Rupert WyattDirector
- So Yong KimDirector
- Meera MenonDirector
- Michael NankinDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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