Hulu's 2024 Hellraiser movie is not a sequel to the original 1987 film, nor is it a traditional remake. Instead, it serves as a re-adaptation of Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart, as well as a reboot of the entire Hellraiser franchise.

In addition, the new Hellraiser focuses on traumatized characters who struggle with more modernized problems. Relationships, drugs, malaise, and alcohol plague these characters in a way modern audiences can relate to. However, the original film did also focus on human relationships.