The killer dwarven killer girl is back in ‘Orphan: First Kill’, a prequel to the 2009 ‘Orphan’ with Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role as Esther, a deranged sociopathic killer suffering from a rare case of acute shortness which poses her as a little girl. In the 2009 film starred Isabelle Fuhrman as the titular orphan girl Leena, who set out to torment a family and seduce her adoptive father after escaping an orphanage after it was revealed that she is an adult woman suffering from  hypopituitarism.’Orphan: First Kill ‘ will explore the origins of Leena, with Isabelle Fuhrman once again starring as Esther, who is now living under the name Leena Klammer.


According to the official synopsis: “Esther's terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous "child" at any cost.”


‘Orphan: First Kill’ is directed by William Brent Bell with a screenplay by David Coggeshall . The duo takes over the franchise after Jaume Collet-Serra directed the first Orphan from a script by David Leslie Johnson. Alongside Fuhrman, the prequel will also star  Matthew Finlan, Rossif Sutherland, Hiro Kanagawa, and Morgan Giraudet. ‘Orphan: First Kill’, , will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ and will be available to purchase on Digital beginning Friday, August 19 in the U.S. The film will also debut in limited theaters.