The Exorcist is not a reboot of the original movie. It pays homage to it from time to time, but by season 2 it's on its own track. Ben Daniels as Fr Marcus Keane is simply sublime. His performance is a masterclass in acting from beginning to end. Alfonso Herrera grows into his role, just as his character, Fr Tomás Ortega does in his. Season one has Academy Award winner Geena Davis and Alan Ruck. In addition is the truly great performance by young actress Hannah Kasulka and the strong supporting role in Brianne Howey. Each episode slowly reveals the nature of the demonic possession. The demon is played with exquisite perfection by Robert Emmett Lunney. Kurt Egyiawan plays Fr Bennett who is protecting the exorcists from the Church officials. I don't want to say too much. Suffice it to say the entire cast of season one is perfect. The struggle is real. Season two jumps ahead 6 months with a slow build to reveal the evil. Soon situations come to fruition and Marcus and Ortega find themselves helping a social worker and a foster dad, played beautifully by Li Jun Li and the greatest performance to date by John Cho. Every child actor in this story is perfectly cast. It's as if they're a real foster family. The cinematography in this season and the special effects are remarkable and surprisingly stunning for network television. The music score is perfect. This season surpasses, if possible, season one. The story takes time to build as the expert writers help give great character development, something not often found in horror. There are no cheap jump scares. It's a slow build to perfection. The Exorcist was canceled by Fox and I think they simply couldn't handle the superb show. It's too good for network television. Hopefully one of the streaming services will pick it up. It is definitely bingeworthy and you're left wanting more, much more. Every aspect of The Exorcist is film worthy. Please watch this truly remarkable series! You won't forget it.

This has everything a good exorcist tv series should have. Not endless jump scares, but more intense, well drawn out episodes with great nerve wracking scenes! This was absolutely brilliant! First season down, on to season two!

The second season of this horror television show based on the classic film sees the two main priests setting out into the world to fight the demons they encounter. Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) and Father Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) seek out demonic presences that have possessed individuals. Their unconventional methods and the events of the first season have left them excommunicated from the church that may have a corruption of its own to deal with. They start the season in Montana where the locals do not believe the priests' grand claims. They do find success before heading out to Seattle where another little girl is told she is possessed. The priests discover that the girl, Harper (Beatrice Kitsos) has been dosed by her mother with hallucinogens. They pull Harper out of this troubled living situation and bring her to a foster family that has troubles of its own. Andrew Kim (John Cho) has adopted four children and keeps the house open for others as well. Grace (Amélie Eve) has strange habits like a fear of going outside, socializing, and must always wear a creepy mask. Andrew works to make her feel comfortable and he can't always give attention to the other kids like Verity (Brianna Hildebrand), Truck (Cyrus Arnold), the religious Shelby (Alex Barima), and the blind Caleb (Hunter Dillon). When there is an incident with Caleb, the social worker Rose (Li Jun Li) comes around to investigate. The family reels from the death of Andrew's wife Nicole (Alicia Witt) who mysteriously died one day while swimming in the nearby lake.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com

What a show! Just when you think that you know what is going on and what's going to be next, an unexpected happens. The casting choices are amazing, so all the characters are very interesting in both seasons. The creepiness and mystery are subtle, slowly built and never over the top. Being a Catholic myself, I love how the faith and church is portrayed - it's very well balanced with no moralizing, if it's clear what I mean, as English is not my native language and I'm not from Sweden :) By the way - I was absolutely sure, that I won't be watching this show when I heard it came out, but never say never and I'm so happy I gave it a chance.