Saw is an American media franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. The horror saga began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It has expanded in
Central actors of the series. From top-left to bottom-right: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Danny Glover, and Betsy Russell
Billy the Puppet in the 2003 short film
The Saw series was placed in the Guinness World Records as the "Most Successful Horror Franchise". Pictured here is director Kevin Greutert receiving the award at the 2010 Comic-Con.
Saw – The Ride at Thorpe Park
Spiral is a 2021 American horror thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. It serves as a spin-off, and is the ninth installment of the Saw film
Saw (franchise)
…installments in the Saw series, dependent on the reception and success of Saw X (2023). Later that month, Josh Stolberg—co-writer of Jigsaw (2017), Spiral (2021), and Saw X—announced that there were active plans for an eleventh installment. Both Burg and Koules stated that the mid-credits scene of Saw X…
Theatrical release poster
Chris Rock approached Lionsgate with his concept for Spiral as a way to reinvigorate the Saw franchise and his own career.
Spiral did not feature Tobin Bell reprising his usual role as Jigsaw, making it the first Saw film to not feature Bell.