Ari Aster wrote a 'Hereditary' prequel film

Toni Collette in Hereditary A24

Ari Aster wrote a 'Hereditary' prequel film

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Tai Gooden | Last updated Jun 10, 2026 11:18 AM ET

When it comes to transformative horror films from the last 20 years, there are few that come to mind. One in particular is Ari Aster’s Hereditary , the 2018 film starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Gabriel Byrne. We watched a family completely unravel in the most chilling way following a matriarch’s death. The film made Aster a big name in the horror film world; however, he never followed up with a sequel. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because, well, not everything needs a sequel. Hereditary was phenomenal on its own. But Aster recently revealed that he wrote a Hereditary prequel but it hasn’t felt like “the right time” to pursue it.

“I wrote a prequel to this,” Aster said about Hereditary after a screening of it in June 2026. “It never feels like the right time. It’s a prequel, not a sequel, so I don’t know where this goes.”

We aren’t exactly sure what that means or if he ever intends to make a prequel. As we all know in the horror world, it is never, ever too late to pick back up with a universe. Many franchises wait decades before a sequel, prequel, reboot, or whatever term applies. We’d be down to dig into the world of Hereditary more. But, if Aster decides to let that script sit in a box, we will always be thankful for his first feature film.

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