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  • They Follow is the official sequel to It Follows, a critically acclaimed horror film with a unique premise and low budget success.
  • The sequel, directed by David Robert Mitchell, will continue the story and feature return of Maika Monroe as the protagonist.
  • Production for They Follow is set to begin in 2025.

After years of speculation on It Follows 2 from viewers it's now officially confirmed that more hyper-tense horror awaits in They Follow. From writer-director David Robert Mitchell, 2014's It Follows established an eerie new horror movie monster with the story of a young woman who, after sleeping with a man on a date, is cursed to be followed by a relentless and deadly force who can appear as anyone but is unseen to everyone but her. The only way to escape is by sexually transmitting the curse. With one of the most inventive horror movie premises in recent memory, many wanted the concept explored further in a sequel.

The original It Follows was a small horror movie made on a budget of less than $2 million. However, the critical acclaim and word of mouth from its unique story pushed it to earn over $20 million (via no need for an It Follows sequel, nearly a decade after the first movie was released it's been confirmed that It Follows 2 will happen — and after such a long wait, the anticipation for They Follow is high.

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Most Recent They Follow Movie News

Maika Monroe Offers A Production Update

Jay tied to a chair as Hugh stands behind her with a flashlight in It Follows
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the early 2025 production window suggests a late 2025 or early 2026 release date is possible

As the ball finally starts rolling on the highly anticipated horror sequel, the latest news comes as a major production update on They Follow. Positioning herself as the de facto news source for the movie, returning star Maika Monroe has revealed to Indie Wire that They Follow is expected to go into production in early 2025. Though she couldn't offer much else by way of specific details, the early 2025 production window suggests a late 2025 or early 2026 release date is possible. However, They Follow has not set an official release date yet.

They Follow Is Confirmed

It Follows 2 Is Officially Happening

Maika Monroe as Jay in a pool in It Follows.
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They Follow is confirmed, with production pegged as starting in 2025. Tom Quinn, co-president of Radius-TWC, which distributed the movie with Dimension Films, stated in 2015 (via It Follows' evil entity. However, it wasn't until 2023 that the project was given the official green light.

Stream It Follows on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video.

The Follow Cast

Maika Monroe Returns For The Sequel

Greg, Jay, and Kelly sit talking on the grass with sodas in It Follows
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The only confirmed They Follow cast member so far is Maika Monroe, who is returning as Jay. Monroe's performance was one of the highlights of the original as she effectively played the haunted yet strong hero of the story. Monroe also expressed (via Comic Book Movie) her desire to work with Mitchell again, saying "I would do anything to be able to work with him again! Whether it's an It Follows sequel or something else, I think he's so insanely talented."

Beyond Monroe, the They Follow cast could include Jay's friends who help her flee and finally fight the entity with Keir Gilchrist as Paul, Lili Sepe as Kelly, and Olivia Luccardi as Yara. Gilchrist is the most likely to return as It Follows ends with Jay and Paul attempting a romantic relationship with an ambiguous suggestion that the entity may still be alive and following them.

They Follow Story Details

Will The Entity Return?

the most interesting direction to take would be to explore the origins of the entity and Jay's mission to track it to its source and stop it

There are some interesting ideas and different directions the plot of They Follow could take, and the sequel could adopt a similar approach as the Final Destination movies and follow a new group of characters dealing with the It Follows' creature. However, the most interesting direction to take would be to explore the origins of the entity and Jay's mission to track it to its source and stop it. Jay and Paul slept together at the end of It Follows with Paul then looking for a sex worker to the curse on to, hoping that would mean it would never make its way back to them.

They Follow could begin with Paul dead and Jay turning the tables on her hunter by hunting it in return. In a 2015 interview (via Slate), Mitchell is asked about the likelihood of It Follows 2 happening after the original proved a surprise success. Mitchell itted he was open to the idea and revealed that a sequel to It Follows could allow him to use some of the concepts that were too big for the first movie. He explains that there was "some stuff that we chose to cut out because of the budget and time, so there’s all kinds of fun things that could be done with this concept and story."

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They Follow
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Director
David Robert Mitchell
Writers
David Robert Mitchell
Prequel(s)
It Follows

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They Follow is the long-awaited sequel to the 2014 horror film It Follows. The movie was announced in October 2023 with confirmation that David Robert Mitchell would return to write and direct. Maika Monroe is also returning as her character, Jay Height.

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