The First Omen Coming To Digital Later This Month

Watch the birth of evil when 20th Century Studios release The First Omen on Digital platforms later this month.

Nell Tiger Free stars as American nun-to-be Margaret, who’s traveling to Rome to take the veil in 1971. This is the prequel to The Omen that reveal the horrific events leading up to Damien’s inception.

In this psychological horror prequel to the classic Omen films, a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church. Soon, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith, and that reveals a terrifying conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. The First Omen stars Nell Tiger Free (Servant), Tawfeek Barhom (Mary Magdalene), Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Ralph Ineson (The Northman) and Bill Nighy (Living). The film is directed by Arkasha Stevenson based on characters created by David Seltzer (The Omen), with a story by Ben Jacoby (Bleed) and a screenplay by Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas (Firestarter).

Bonus Features*

Featurette 

• The Mystery of Margaret –  director Arkasha Stevenson and stars Nell Tiger Free, Bill Nighy and Maria Caballero as they dive into the character of Margaret, her relationships with other characters, and how she’s manipulated while trying to solve the film’s horrifying mystery.
• The Director’s Vision – Director Arkasha Stevenson talks about her love of horror films, theopportunity to expand on The Omen legacy, and crafting The First Omen entirely through a female lens. She also describes shooting in Rome, and the cast recounts working with Arkasha.
• Signs of The First Omen –  the director and talented artists as they reveal some of thesymbolism within the set designs and the costumes. Learn how the use of practical effects blurs theline between what is real and what is not in The First Omen’s terrifying world.

The First Omen also stars Tawfeek Barhom, Sonia Braga, Nicole Sorace, Ralph Ineson and Bill Nighy. You can buy or rent on Digital platforms from 28th May (including Prime Video, Sky Store, Apple TV and Google Play).