# Barunson E&A Boards ‘Satan’s Slaves: Origin’; Franchise Prequel Billed As Joko Anwar’s Most Ambitious Production

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/barunson-e-franchise-prequel-billed-as-joko-anwars-most-ambitious-production/
- Published: 2026-08-31T19:13:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-01T01:15:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/08/joko-anwar-satans-slaves-origin-barunson-rapi-films-1237061788/
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Business, Companies, Entertainment, Film, Horror, World

## Key points

- Barunson E&A takes worldwide sales on Joko Anwar's Satan's Slaves: Origin
- Prequel spans 16th-century Strasbourg to 17th-century Java, seven languages
- Targeting 2027 Indonesian release; pitched at TIFF Market this September

## Summary

Barunson E&A, the Korean sales studio behind Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning Parasite, has taken on worldwide sales for Satan's Slaves: Origin, a prequel to Indonesian director Joko Anwar's hit horror franchise, pitching it to buyers at the inaugural TIFF Market this September. Billed as one of Southeast Asia's most ambitious genre productions, the standalone origin story traces the cult and demonic pact behind the first two instalments, opening with a 16th-century mass hysteria in Strasbourg inspired by a real 1518 incident before moving to a haunted lighthouse on 17th-century Java, making it Anwar's most sprawling project to date.

Written and directed by Anwar, the film is produced by Rapi Films alongside Come and See Pictures, Sky Media and Legacy Pictures, and remains in pre-production ahead of a targeted 2027 Indonesian release, spanning two continents and seven languages including Alsatian, Portuguese, Javanese, Dutch, Turkish and Latin. It follows Satan's Slaves (2017), Indonesia's top-grossing local film that year, and sequel Satan's Slaves: Communion, the country's first IMAX release; Anwar's separate horror comedy Ghost In The Cell has meanwhile sold to 150 territories under his two-year exclusive partnership with Barunson E&A.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Barunson E&A Boards ‘Satan’s Slaves: Origin’; Franchise Prequel Billed As Joko Anwar’s Most Ambitious Production](https://deadline.com/2026/08/joko-anwar-satans-slaves-origin-barunson-rapi-films-1237061788/)
- [Variety: Joko Anwar’s ‘Satan’s Slaves: Origin’ Boarded by Barunson E&A for International Sales](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/joko-anwar-satans-slaves-origin-barunson-ea-1236847552/)

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