The occult novel ‘The Exorcist’ is being reborn as a TVING entertainment show.

TVING announced, “We will begin producing new entertainment content based on the concept of author Lee Woo-hyuk‘s novel ‘The Exorcist’, with the goal of releasing it in 2026.”The novel ‘The Exorcist’ has been praised for successfully pioneering Korean-style fantasy, selling 10 million copies. ‘The Exorcist’, which depicts the activities of exorcists who fight against supernatural beings and evil spirits, has gained many fans and has also been made into a movie and animation.‘The Exorcist’, which has been greatly loved for its solid worldview and unique characters, has been reborn as the entertainment show ‘God: The Exorcist’ (tentative title). ‘God: The Exorcist’s Record’ (tentative title) is an occult action adventure variety show that borrows the worldview of the novel ‘The Exorcist‘s Record’.


There is a mixture of anticipation and concern toward the occult action adventure variety show ‘God: The Exorcist’s Record’ (tentative title) that will be born from the meeting of the occult genre, which has recently become popular through movies such as ‘The Grave’, and the master of K-occult, writer Lee Woo-hyuk. There is anticipation for the fresh challenge of the variety genre, but there is also concern that it could damage the image of the original novel.

CJ ENM, which is in charge of production, stated that not only has it signed a contract to use the original IP, but it also plans to receive advice from writer Lee Woo-hyuk. Tving plans to make ‘God: The Exorcist’ (tentative title) a success as its signature content lineup.

‘God: The Exorcist’ (tentative title) is scheduled to be released on Tving in 2026.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com

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