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A24 and Chernin Entertainment turned roughly $10 million into a monster run for Backrooms, which hit $212 million global and $135 million domestic in just 10 days to become A24’s biggest release ever. The horror breakout crossed $200 million worldwide and is already sparking franchise talk around Kane Parsons’ web-series adaptation.
Obsession has surged to $230 million worldwide on a $750,000 budget, but sequel and spinoff talks around Curry Barker’s breakout horror hit have not started yet.
Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have wrapped production on Mike Flanagan’s new Exorcist entry in New York; Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Diane Lane lead the ensemble ahead of the March 17, 2027 theatrical launch.
Paramount+’s Discretion adds Matt Shakman to direct the first four episodes and executive produce; the A24-backed legal thriller was already straight-to-series after a bidding war and stars Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. The series is based on Chandler Baker’s short story.
BBC is sending Doctor Who into a multi-year reset after Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf exit; the canceled Christmas special, Disney fallout and a competitive tender for Season 16 could keep the franchise off air until 2028, with per-episode budgets cited around £3M ($4M).
Aug. 5 launch on FX/Hulu for Ryan Murphy’s Bret Easton Ellis adaptation; the 1980s L.A. serial-killer thriller tracks Bret, Robert Mallory and the Trawler as senior year unravels. 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television produce, with Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Kaia Gerber, Wes Bentley and Evan Rachel Wood in cast.
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