The Australian December 16, 2016 Much anticipated and ferociously well realised.
Los Angeles Times September 23, 2016 Director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) keeps the pilot chilly and drear, not overdoing the shocks and special effects.
Evil still lurks in the hearts of children in The Exorcist, a reboot of the classic film that benefits from a sharp cast, including Geena Davi...
Boston Globe September 22, 2016 The pilot holds some promise, and then watching children act like profane, satanic monsters is almost always unsettling, even when network standard...
New York Times September 22, 2016 It’s well-made, well-acted television, which is more than can be said for some of the reboots rolling out this fall.
The Guardian September 23, 2016 Without giving too much away, it’s setting the show up not to be about two priests clutching crosses and shouting at demons over a bed e...
Slant Magazine August 29, 2016 One may be excused for thinking the series is also in part an adaptation of The Thorn Birds.
The Australian December 26, 2017 Daniels is a magnetic screen presence, perfectly suited to this character where he is called to show courage, vulnerability and more than ...
USA Today September 29, 2016 Despite the presence of some fine actors, a scary series that doesn’t scare you just can’t work.
Daily Telegraph October 20, 2016 Taking place in the present day, the series is, crucially, not a retelling of the famous Regan case from the Friedkin’s film but a new t...
Uproxx September 23, 2016 The hour contains a lot of unnerving, if familiar, moments and efficiently sets up a longer story that will play out over the course of t...
Observer September 26, 2016 The good news is that the pilot for the new Fox television adaptation of the show has some good moments in terms of acting and cinematography, and...
Detroit News September 23, 2016 There’s a reason The Exorcist was a two-hour movie in 1973 instead of a TV show.
Maybe someday there’ll be a place on television for a show about religion helping people to cope with the everyday horrors that can stri...
This is a deadly serious drama that wants to ask Big Questions about faith and doubt and good and evil, while scratching its undiscriminating...
AV Club September 23, 2016 It’s certainly got the potential, at least visually. But as long as it overcooks some horror elements and undercooks others, the only unsettl...
Newark Star-Ledger September 23, 2016 While undeniably flawed, at least attempts to distinguish itself from the original while still paying homage to the 1973 blockbuster&rsqu...
Variety September 13, 2016 The first installment of the drama does a truly impressive job of establishing a mournful atmosphere, as it sketches out an array of character...
… since it has plenty of time and room to keep exploring, it shouldn’t lose its ambition altogether.
Newsday September 22, 2016 With expectations low, this Exorcist surprises with appealing leads, and - a big bonus point – the return to TV of Geena Davis.
New York Post September 8, 2016 Fans of this genre of horror storytelling will probably hang in there, unless things get too ridiculous.
By the time all of the season’s threads converge, the show is firing on all cylinders.
indieWire September 29, 2016 If it can find a way for this slow-burn opening to pay off with big-time frights down the line, perhaps Fox can actually realize the impossible.
Season 2 is a new world, y’all.
Hollywood Reporter September 26, 2016 The hour is scary enough but makes its biggest splash by demonstrating that it has plans to expand the worldview of the movie.
TheWrap September 29, 2016 Judged by its pilot, The Exorcist looks to ground its demonic-possession drama in somber realism and gotta-see-what-happens plot twists. But if you...