The Deliverance (film)

The Deliverance is an upcoming American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Lee Daniels and written by David Coggeshall and Elijah Bynum. The film stars Andra Day with Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Tasha Smith, Omar Epps, Mo'Nique, and Glenn Close. This film is based on the Latoya Ammons family possession. The film is scheduled to be released in select theaters on August 16, 2024, and will stream on Netflix on August 30.

Cast

 * Andra Day as Ebony, the mother of a Pennsylvania family whose children purportedly became demonically possessed
 * Glenn Close as Alberta
 * Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
 * Mo'Nique as a social worker who helps a family through a series of exorcisms
 * Caleb McLaughlin
 * Demi Singleton
 * Anthony B. Jenkins
 * Rob Morgan
 * Omar Epps
 * Miss Lawrence
 * Tasha Smith as Asia

Production
In January 2022, it was reported that Lee Daniels would direct and Andra Day, Octavia Spencer, Glenn Close, Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor would star in the film. In April 2022, Mo'Nique, who last worked with Daniels in the 2009 film Precious, replaced Octavia Spencer in the role. Also that month, Tasha Smith was cast. Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence, and Anthony B. Jenkins round out the cast.

The film was shot in mid-2022 in Pittsburgh.

Release
In January 2022, Netflix won a bidding war over the film rights in a deal of "upward of $65 million, covering the film’s budget and buyouts". It will be released in select theaters on August 16, 2024 and will stream on Netflix on August 30.