Overview

• Critics from Bloody Disgusting and SlashFilm say the fifth film shifts to traditional narrative filmmaking, moving away from the series’ found-footage roots.
• The new installment broadens the scope to the town of Abaddon and prioritizes dense mythology, which reviewers say can be inaccessible to newcomers.
• Returning characters include Venessa Sheppard and figures tied to Carmichael Manor, reinforcing the franchise’s serialized continuity.
• Marketing positions Lineage as the series finale, though one review argues the abrupt ending feels more like a penultimate chapter.
• The film opens in theaters on August 20, 2025, with a streaming run on Shudder planned for October.