Shudderhas just released the official US trailer forNightwatch’s sequelNightwatch: Demons Are Forever, starringNikolaj Coster-Waldau(Game of Thrones)along with Danish actorsFanny BornedalandAlex Høgh Andersen. Thesurprise sequel to the 1994 cult horror is set to stream on Shudder on July 05, 2025, and will feature original cast membersKim BodniaandUlf Pilgaardalongside Coster-Waldau who is also reprising his role as Martin.
The sequel has been written and directed byOle Bornedal, who also helmed the first film.Nightwatch: Demons Are Foreverfeatures Martin’s daughter Emma, played byFanny Bornedal, the director’s real-life daughter. The story of the sequel will begin with Emma taking a job as the night watch in the same forensic department where her parents were almost murdered by the psychopathic police inspector Wormer, played by Pilgaard.
After her father starts using tranquilizers as a way to deal with her mother’s suicide, the trailer shows Emma searching for answers. The official synopsis ofNightwatch: Demons Are Foreverstates:
“Determined to investigate what exactly happened to her parents, Emma tracks down and confronts Wörmer, only to unintentionally reawaken his bloodthirst and ignite a violent revenge on everyone who sealed his destiny years ago.”
The ‘Nightwatch’ Sequel Continues The Story That Was Left Off in 1994
The originalNightwatchfilm was a huge success in Denmark andeven made its way to the Fantafestival in 1995.Bornedal also released an English-languageremake of the film in 1997 starringEwan McGregor. The originalNightwatch’s story revolves around Martin, a law student who starts working as a night watchman at the Forensic Medicine Institute. But things start going wrong when a series of murders in the city is followed by inexplicable things happening in the medical department where Martin works.
Pilgaard plays the role of Inspector Wormer, who is the one to collect damning evidence that points to Martin as the killer. However, in the end, it’s revealed that Wormer was the villain all along.The sequel takes place almost thirty years after the events of the first filmas Emma’s encounter with the serial killer pulls the killer out of his coma, triggering a chain of fateful events.
Since the release of the first film,Coster-Waldau has emergedas one of the most successful cast members after his portrayal of Jamie Lannister in HBO’sGame of Thrones.Bodnia, who played the role of Martin’s friend Jens Arnkiel, has also experienced commercial success playing Konstantin inKilling Eveand Vesemir in Netflix’sThe Witcher.Nightwatch: Demons Are Foreveroriginally premiered at the 2023 London Film Festival, ahead of a theatrical releasethat was exclusive to Nordic countries later that year. The US release of the film, however, is going directly to the horror-streaming service Shudder.
Nightwatch: Demons Are Foreverwill be available to stream on Shudder on August 06, 2025.Check out the trailer below.
