Netflix CinemaFilme approaches Pope Leo XIV’s fictitious death years before his election of the film The inhabitant, recorded in 2017, viralizes by ‘announced’ a Pope with the same name as the current Pontiff Writing

The Mexican movie The inhabitantlaunched in 2018 and available on Netflixhe returned to the spotlight after a curious scene viralizing on social networks: in the early minutes of the plot, a fictional report announces the death of a pope called Lion XIV– Name recently adopted by the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The sequence still appears in the first three minutes of the feature, even before the title is displayed. In the scene, a character watches a newscast that says:

“According to the first reports issued by the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV died as a result of septicemia and irreversible pulmonary collapse.”

The detail that caught the public’s attention is that the film was recorded in 2017 – eight years before the real election of a pope with that same name.

In an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarínthe director of the film, Guillermo Amoedodenied any forecast attempt. According to him, the name was the result of a research based on Catholic prophecieslike the visions attributed to They are Malachi:

“I decided to use excerpts of ancient prophecies and other theories involving the papacy – and from this research came the name of Leo XIV. If people analyze the film carefully, they will certainly find many other ‘coincidences’ beyond the Pope’s name,” he said.

About the Movie

Recorded in 2017 and officially displayed from June 2018, The inhabitant It is a terror directed by Amoedo and starred by María Evoli, VANESA RESPROPO and CARLA ADELL. The plot follows three sisters who invade a house to steal but find a young woman tied in the basement. When they decide to free it, they find that the apparent victim is possessed by a demonic entity.

About the new Pope

In 2025, the American cardinal Robert Prevost69, was elected Pope and adopted the name of Lion XIV. Born in Chicago, it is the first US pontiff in history and the second born in the Americas. Prevost gained prominence for his missionary work in Peru in the 1980s, and his profile aligned with Pope Francis’ ideals.