The Ring is a groundbreaking horror franchise that paved the way for J-horror in America. Here's how to watch all 14 of its movies in viewing order.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The critically acclaimed horror franchise The Ring consists of several timelines, remakes, and sequels, making it hard to keep track of its fourteen films' order by release date and chronology. While there have been several remakes of the franchise, The Ring movies' popularity began with its 1998 feature-length film Ringu.
The first movie in The Ring's timeline is the 2000 prequel Ring 0: Birthday. The film depicts the backstory of the vengeful Sadako Yamamura, providing context into her character and the events that led to her becoming the urban legend she later became. Set between the late 1950s and early 1960s, Ring 0: Birthday explores Sadako's struggles with her psychic powers and her complicated relationship with her father.
Following the TV film in the timeline is 1998's feature-length movie Ringu. Ringu follows Reiko Asakawa, a journalist actively investigating rumors of a cursed videotape. While investigating a series of murders, Reiko watches the tape and becomes the next victim of the curse.
After being affected by it, Dr. Ando must race against time to unravel the secrets behind the curse and the medical conspiracies rumored to be linked to it. Rasen's complexity and convoluted plot resulted in its poor critical reception, which inspired a reboot of The Ring's timeline. Although it wasn't considered canonical for years, the subsequent sequels throughout the 2000s reintroduced Rasen to The Ring's timeline.
The Ring Virus enters the franchise as The Ring's first international remake. Set in South Korea, the film follows the same formula as Ringu, replacing Sadako Yamamura with Park Eun Suh. The Ring Virus follows journalist Sun-Joo as she investigates a series of mysterious deaths, all linked to the viewing of a cursed videotape. The Ring Virus is a reimagining of The Ring's source material and is not considered canonical to the rest of the franchise.
Six months after the events of The Ring comes its 2005 American sequel, The Ring 2. The Ring 2 reintroduces director Hideo Nakata to the franchise and finds Rachel and her son Aidan trying to escape the horrors of the cursed tape in their new hometown of Astoria, Oregon. Their peace is short-lived, as the evil spirit of Samara begins to haunt Aidan once again. As Samara desperately tries to possess Aidan's body, Rachel once again has to confront the terrifying curse and save her son.
The timeline in The Ring takes a detour with the introduction of 2016's J-horror crossover Sadako vs Kayako. As a standalone film, Sadako vs Kayako opens the door to another timeline where J-horror classics The Ring and The Grudge co-exist. What started off as an April Fool's gag was brought to life due to its high demand, depicting a supernatural face-off against J-horror icons Sadako and Kayako, resulting in a mash-up of sinister proportions.
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