The Conjuring: Last Rites, the final instalment of the horror franchise, is in production, producer James Wan announced recently with a picture from the sets of the upcoming film.

“Always good to see and hang out with old friends. Gonna miss everyone. End of an era,” the 47-year-old filmmaker-producer, who directed the first two films, wrote alongside a photo of chairs for the franchise stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The names of their characters, paranormal investigators Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, were written on the seats.

Michael Chaves, who directed 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and The Nun 2, is once again in the director’s chair for the final chapter of the film series. Warner Bros. previously announced that the film will be released in September next year.

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles in The Conjuring: Last Rites. However, details about other cast members have not yet been announced.

The Conjuring Universe, which began in 2013, paved the way for several spin-offs like Annabelle and The Nun, and has collected a total of approximately USD 2.3 billion globally. The franchise stands as the highest-grossing horror franchise of all time.

The Conjuring franchise revolves around real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they confront various cases of supernatural phenomena and demonic hauntings. The core films follow their encounters with malevolent spirits, starting with The Conjuring (2013), where they help the Perron family and The Conjuring 2 (2016), where they investigate the Enfield poltergeist in England. The spin-off films expand on the cursed artefacts and entities the Warrens encounter, such as the possessed doll in Annabelle and the sinister demonic nun in The Nun.