Apple TV+ has set an October 27, 2023 premiere date for The Enfield Poltergeist, a four-part documentary series focused on the true story behind the events portrayed in The Conjuring 2. The streaming service just released the official trailer, featuring the actual recordings made during the 1977 investigation, one month out from the docuseries’ premiere.
Per Apple TV+, the real recordings made during the investigation are incorporated into the series via actors lip-syncing to the tapes.
Jerry Rothwell directs and Al Morrow, BAFTA winner Stewart le Maréchal, Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, and Nicole Stott serve as executive producers. MetFilm and Concordia Studios produced the docuseries for Apple TV+.
The Enfield Poltergeist Synopsis, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
In 1977, the terrifying haunting of an everyday family in Enfield, London, dominated headlines across the United Kingdom and had a tremendous impact on an entire generation of children. The mysterious case forever changed ideas about the supernatural and that it wasn’t just restricted to castles and stately homes but could be experienced by anyone, anywhere. The chilling story has inspired fictionalized versions of the case, including the film The Conjuring 2, a television series, and two stage plays.
Throughout four episodes, the events at Enfield are reconstructed using the real recordings captured by Maurice Grosse, a paranormal investigator who archived all of his interviews with those affected by the phenomenon. Building a replica of the house where the incidents took place, performers reenact what is heard on the actual tapes, allowing an interplay by the archival voices and appearances of those originally involved in the incident through present-day interviews.
