After multiple installments that aimed to reinvent the franchise, the Saw series looks to be getting back to its roots with its upcoming 10th installment, which includes the confirmed casting of Tobin Bell as John Kramer and the recent report from Deadline that Shawnee Smith would return to the series. Lionsgate confirmed that Macody Lund (Ragnarok), Steven Brand (The Sandman), and Michael Beach (Dahmer) have all joined the project, though didn't confirm reports about Smith returning to the series. While Bell last appeared in the franchise with 2017's Jigsaw, Smith last appeared in the franchise with 2006's Saw III. The new Saw is set to hit theaters on October 27, 2023.