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Paranormal Activity

edited 2026-06-19

A complete viewing order for the Paranormal Activity franchise, covering all seven found-footage horror films from Oren Peli's 2009 original through the 2021 Paramount+ soft reboot. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which places the 2011 prequel Paranormal Activity 3 first — set in 1988, decades before the original film.

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01FILM
2011The 2011 prequel directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, set in 1988 and depicting the earliest recorded encounters between sisters Kati…
1h 24m
02FILM
2010The 2010 sequel directed by Tod Williams, serving primarily as a prequel to the original film. Set in Carlsbad, California, the story follow…
1h 31m
03FILM
2009The 2009 found-footage horror film written and directed by Oren Peli that launched the franchise, following a young couple in San Diego who…
1h 26m
04FILM
2012The 2012 sequel directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, set in November 2011 in Henderson, Nevada, five years after the events of the fi…
1h 28m
05FILM
2014The 2014 spin-off directed by Christopher Landon, set in June 2012 in the Latino community of Oxnard, California, following recent high scho…
1h 24m
06FILM
2015The 2015 sixth installment directed by Gregory Plotkin, billed as the conclusion to the main Paranormal Activity story arc and the first fil…
1h 28m
07FILM
2021The 2021 Paramount+ exclusive directed by William Eubank, serving as a reboot of the franchise with no narrative connection to the Katie/Kri…
1h 38m