The Conjuring is one of the most successful modern horror franchises and will continue with The Conjuring 4, and there are plenty of teases around what’s in store for Ed and Lorraine Warren next. The Conjuring series follows the adventures of Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga), a married pair of real-life paranormal experts and demonologists. The Conjuring films are extreme embellishments of their cases throughout the 1970s and 1980s, alongside spinoffs that throw plenty of fictionalized elements in too, and The Conjuring 4 is the next chapter in one of the most lore-heavy paranormal franchises in cinema.
The Conjuring 4 will be arriving after multiple spin-offs utilizing cases that aren’t explored in the main Conjuring movies, such as the Annabelle franchise and movies like The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona. With 2023’s The Nun II proving the franchise is just as chilling as ever, there’s intense speculation about what’s in store for the next mainline Conjuring movie. There are plenty of other Ed and Lorraine Warren cases begging to get the big-screen treatment, and it’ll be intriguing to see which one the Conjurverse chooses to pick up next.
A Release Date Is Revealed
Coming a few months after the news broke that the next movie will be the last in the main series, the latest update reveals the release date for The Conjuring 4. Sure to be an epic late-summer blockbuster, the finale of the original Conjuring series is slated to premiere on September 5, 2025. With the updated remake of The Bride of Frankenstein releasing later in the same month, there is little competition for The Conjuring 4, and the film should live up to its box office potential.
The future of The Conjuring was never really in any jeopardy, and with the project announced in 2022, it was only a matter of time before it was put on the official release schedule. The Conjuring 4 is now slated to arrive in theaters on September 5, 2025, taking its rightful place as a late-summer blockbuster. So far, there is little horror competition that month, but that could always change.
What’s Next After The Conjuring 4?
Though the fourth Conjuring film is confirmed to be the next in the franchise, the universe won’t end with the conclusion of Ed and Lorraine’s final adventure. While details are scant for all the following projects, the fact that so many irons are in the fire is a good sign that things aren’t going to fully end any time soon. A Conjuring TV series is in the works, though little is known, and there has been much speculation about The Nun 3 and Annabelle 4.
James Wan’s horror franchise is still going strong with the new Conjuring movie and more on the horizon.
The Conjuring 4 Cast
The Paranormal Couple Returns
The Conjuring movies have always had strong supporting casts, and it certainly won’t be any different for the final mainline series entry.
Only two members have been confirmed thus far for The Conjuring 4 cast, and that’s Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as his wife Lorraine. The only other Conjuring cast member that could return for the upcoming installment would be their daughter, Judy Warren. However, the actress who plays her is up in the air. Judy Warren was initially played by Sterling Jerins in The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, and then by McKenna Grace in Annabelle Comes Home.
Because The Conjuring 4 will tell a brand-new story from the case files of the Warrens, it will certainly introduce a slew of new characters who are dealing with some sort of unwanted paranormal problem. The Conjuring movies have always had strong supporting casts, and it certainly won’t be any different for the final mainline series entry.
Vera Farmiga
Lorraine Warren
Which Case Will The Conjuring 4 Tackle?
As for the new Conjuring movie storyline, nothing so far is known. With The Devil Made Me Do It ending in 1981, it’s expected that The Conjuring 4‘s story will take place sometime during the 1980s. In 1986, the Warrens had a case that later went on to loosely inspire the 2009 film The Haunting in Connecticut, so the producers may try to avoid the Warrens’ more famous cases to keep the series fresh.
Since The Conjuring 4 is being billed as the final installment in the main series, it likely won’t be just any old case and should be expected to be climactic. As with the entire universe of movies, the fourth could play fast and loose with the truth to pump up the Warren’s last big case as something larger than life. More details are expected to come as the film begins to take shape.
