Archive · 10 Oct 2026
The Exorcist: Martyrs Brings Scarlett Johansson Into Supernatural Investigation
The Exorcist: Martyrs is a new movie in The Exorcist series.
Scarlett Johansson plays a detective named Julie Miller.
Years earlier, she helped catch a killer called Father Sunday.
Thirteen years after his execution, new crimes lead her into another case.
She gets help from a former prison chaplain and a new detective.
Their investigation connects different killers.
It also raises the possibility that something supernatural is involved.
Mike Flanagan wrote and directed the film.
Mike Flanagan writes and directs The Exorcist: Martyrs, the seventh film in The Exorcist franchise.
Scarlett Johansson plays New York homicide detective Julie Miller, whose past encounter with a serial killer resurfaces.
Thirteen years after Father Sunday’s execution, new disturbing crimes lead Miller into another investigation.
Miller works with former prison chaplain Father William and rookie detective Gina Restrepo.
The investigation links notorious killers, including H.H. Holmes and the Zodiac, to a possible supernatural evil.
- Who
- Detective Julie Miller, played by Scarlett Johansson, investigates with Father William and Detective Gina Restrepo.
- What
- A series of disturbing crimes leads to an investigation connecting killers and a possible supernatural threat.
- When
- The new crimes occur thirteen years after Father Sunday’s execution.
- Where
- The story features New York City; the article does not specify where the later crimes occur.
- Why
- Miller investigates the new crimes and their links to killers and a possible supernatural explanation.
- Film
- The Exorcist: Martyrs
- Franchise position
- Seventh film in The Exorcist franchise
- Writer and director
- Mike Flanagan
- Lead role
- Scarlett Johansson as Detective Julie Miller
- Time interval
- Thirteen years after Father Sunday’s execution
- Other key characters
- Father William, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Detective Gina Restrepo, played by Sasha Calle
- Producers
- Jason Blum, David Robinson, and Mike Flanagan