Orphan (film series)

The Orphan film series, consists of American psychological slasher-horror movies, based on characters created by Alex Mace and starring Isabelle Fuhrman in the primary role; consisting of a theatrical film, a hybrid limited theatrical-VOD-streaming prequel, and its sequel described as an "inbetweenquel" in production. The plot centers around a psychopathic serial killer Estonian named Leena Klammer who lives with a hypopituitarism hormonal condition which caused proportionate dwarfism, and allows her to pose as an orphaned child. Taking on the alias of Esther Albright, Leena repeatedly orchestrates scenarios where she can victimize her would-be adoptive parents. Each installment follows the attempts of survival by adopters, while Leena sadistically manipulates their marriages, tortures and kills her adopted families.

While the movies received mixed critical reception, each installment turned a profit at the box office. The series garnered a fanbase, and through retrospective modern analysis, the original earned its status as a cult classic within its genre.