Magnet Releasing has picked up US rights to [REC] 4: Apocalypse.

Jaume Balagueró directed the film and served as co-director on the first two in the horror series about a demonic possession virus.

[REC] 4: Apocalypse received its world premiere in Toronto’s Midnight Madness strand and takes place on an ocean freighter. Manuela Velasco stars. Fernandez produced with Castelao Pictures.

“We’ve loved the [REC] series from the beginning, and this final installment brings it to a truly satisfying and scary conclusion,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles. “Fans of the films will be very pleased.”

Magnet will release the film day and date in theatres and digitally on January 2. The distributor previously handled the second and third episodes.