The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is set to be revived by A24 and Glen Powell.
A television series is in the works, with further plans for a new feature film.
The creative team of JT Mollner and Powell will work with A24 to give Texas Chainsaw Massacre an “innovative future”.
Film News Blitz’s RC Stacey dissects yet another classic horror resurrection.
A24 assembles creative super-team for legacy horror acquisition
In yet another announcement of a legacy horror franchise being resuscitated, A24 has announced a partnership with Verve and Exurbia films (which is presided over by franchise co-creator Kim Henkel) to bring Leatherface back from the grave (again).
In a statement released on 4 February 2026, Henkel said, “A24’s embrace of boundary-testing genre film, and its record of working with artists who are inclined to test boundaries made them a compelling choice”.
The new creative venture for the Texas-set stalker franchise is being worked on by a creative team of The Long Walk (2025) screenwriter Mollner, Stranger Things producer Dan Cohen, and Hollywood star Powell.
“I’ve said publicly that I’m not interested in remaking perfect films, and the original ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ is a perfect film,” said Mollner, who is set to direct a television series based on the Ed Gein-inspired horror franchise.
A feature film has also been announced, though it is still in early pre-production.
Glen Powell calls ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ a ‘dream property’
Adding to the announcement, Powell said, “With a marquee home in A24 and visionary filmmaker with JT Mollner, alongside our top-shelf producing partners, I couldn’t have dreamed of a better team for such a dream property”. Powell, it has been stated, will serve in “strictly a producing role”.
After its rights changed from Lionsgate to Legendary Pictures, the last film in the franchise was 2022’s dead on arrival Texas Chainsaw Massacre that currently sits at an unenviable 1.8/5 on Letterboxd.
This lukewarm reception was, in part, the reason why franchise custodians Exurbia shopped the blood-soaked series to a new creative producing partner.
Starting in 1974, the franchise has spawned 10 films, a video game, comic books, and collectable toys, as well as countless unsettling Halloween costumes.
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