As if by magic, those smart folks at Screen Junkies have unleashed a brand new Honest Trailer for The Purge franchise just in time to celebrate Independence Day and the release of a new Purge movie.

The First Purge is in cinemas now and suggests the high-concept thriller franchise is running out of ideas as the title suggests it’s a prequel to the previous three instalments. Charting how a psychological experiment became an annual event where all crime is legal for 12 hours. Thus far, The Purge has almost exclusively focused on murder, be it for revenge, political reasons, or just because they have a bigger house, all crime might be legal, but The Purge was designed (in part) to thin the population.

I’ve said it before, and I’m about to repeat it, conceptually The Purge is one of the essential horror/thriller franchises of the last decade with its terrifyingly plausible 12 hour free for all. However, the three movies thus far seem content to scratch the surface of its genius concept. Maybe the forthcoming ten-part Purge TV series will delve deeper, although, the recently released teaser suggests that murder will still play a big part in proceedings. So, if one purge wasn’t enough for you this year, you’re in luck.

The First Purge is in cinemas now, and The Purge TV series will start in the US early September. We’ll keep you posted about a UK broadcast date as soon as we hear something.

Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge.

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.