Once an annual event, the Saw franchise seemed to take its
last dying breath with
Jigsaw, 2017's poorly received attempt to revive the series. Well, the
producers aren't calling it quits just yet, with Spiral, a Saw sequel in all but name, hitting cinemas this
summer.
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who has previously helmed three
entries in the series, Spiral stars a curiously cast
Chris Rock as a police detective whose investigation of a series of
murders draws him into a mysterious killer's deadly games.
Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols and Samuel L. Jackson also
star.
Spiral is in UK cinemas from May 21st.
Check out the new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.