The Nun II
Movie, 2023, The Nun, Set in 1956
The Nun II is #8 of 9 in release order and #2 of 9 in chronological order in the The Conjuring.
The story
In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.
The Nun II recap
In 1956, a priest in Tarascon, France, is burned alive in his church. Four years after The Nun, Sister Irene is sent by the Church to investigate a string of deaths across Europe linked to Valak, travelling with a young novice, Sister Debra. Maurice, who was possessed at the end of the first film, now works at a boarding school in Tarascon, where he has become friends with a student, Sophie, and her mother Kate, a teacher. Valak is using Maurice as its host. Irene learns the demon was a fallen angel and is hunting the relic of Saint Lucy, the eyes of a martyr whose body would not burn, which was kept in a monastery that is now Sophie's school. Irene realises she is descended from Saint Lucy, and Valak kills the headmistress and turns the school's stained-glass goat into a monster.
The Nun II ending explained
Irene and Debra find Saint Lucy's eyes as the possessed Maurice hunts Sophie. Valak sets Irene on fire, but she does not burn. The two nuns bless the old wine barrels, turning the wine into the blood of Christ and drowning the demon, and Maurice is freed. The next morning, Irene watches Maurice leave with Sophie and Kate, still worried about him.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. A mid-credits scene shows Ed and Lorraine Warren, using footage from an earlier film, tying Maurice's story back to the main Conjuring films.
Where to watch The Nun II
The Nun II is streaming on YouTube TV and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 51%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, before The Conjuring: Last Rites.
- Chronological order: after The Nun, before Annabelle: Creation.
What to watch before The Nun II
In release order, the essentials before The Nun II (2023) are The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). The Nun II itself is optional in the The Conjuring order.
Cast
- Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene
- Anna Popplewell as Kate
- Jonas Bloquet as Maurice Theriault
- Storm Reid as Sister Debra
- Katelyn Rose Downey as Sophie
- Léontine d'Oncieu as Simone
- Anouk Darwin Homewood as Céleste
- Sarah Pachoud as Emily
- Suzanne Bertish as Madame Laurent
- Bonnie Aarons as The Demon Nun / Valak
- Peter Hudson as Father Ridley
- Tamar Baruch as Sister Amara
Directed by Michael Chaves.