While it might have once seemed likeThe Conjuringfranchise would never end, the arrival ofThe Conjuring: Last Riteswill mark the final entry into the original series.The Conjuringuniverse’s timelineis hard to keep track of, primarily because there are so many movies in the ever-expanding series.
Beginning in 2013 with one ofdirector James Wan’s best movies,The Conjuring, the franchise soon followed up this blockbuster horror hit with its first spinoff. 2014’sAnnabelletold the story of the possessed doll glimpsed at the beginning ofThe Conjuringand, in the process, established the franchise’s penchant for expanding its cinematic world.
2016’sThe Conjuringbrought back Wan, while 2016 saw the release of theAnnabelleprequel,Annabelle: Creation. 2018 brought with it the arrival of director Corin Hardy’sThe Nun, which was followed in 2023 by The Nun II. Before that,Annabelle’s sequel,Annabelle Comes Home, arrived in 2019, andThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do Itwas released in 2021.
The Conjuring: Last Rites Is The Final Movie In The Franchise, For Now
The Conjuring Franchise Could Continue Thanks To Various Spinoffs
After all of these interlinked outings, it is no surprise that a lot of readers might assumeThe Conjuring’s horror universe will continueto expand forever. However,The Conjuring: Last Riteswill be the last movie in the main franchise with the Warrens, even if the franchise is expected to continue after its release in some capacity.
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Real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are the main characters ofThe Conjuringmovies, and the duo also appear inAnnabelle Comes Homein a supporting role. Played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, the Warrens spend each movie investigating a supposed haunting and exorcizing the demons or spirits inhabiting the home.
The sequel will be the last movie in the franchise to include Wilson and Farmiga as its main characters.
Thetrue story ofThe Conjuring: Last Riteswill likely diverge significantly from the plot of the movie, if the earlier outings of the franchise are anything to go by. However, regardless of how much the franchise’s next outing twists the truth of its real-life inspiration, the sequel will be the last movie in the franchise to include Wilson and Farmiga as its main characters.
Not only areThe NunandAnnabellefranchises likely to continue, but there are further potential projects that could be spun off from the series. Most famously, The Crooked Man fromThe Conjuring 2was long rumored to have a spinoff of his own on the way, and Wan toldEntertainment Weeklyhe still wanted to make the movie as recently as May 2025.
As such, fans of the franchise need not fret too much just yet. Even ifThe Conjuring: Last Ritesis the last time viewers see Ed and Lorraine Warren in a starring role,The Conjuringuniverse will never be far from cinema screens.
