Both interior and exterior scenes were filmed at Fot Studios, Hungary on sets built and designed by Ian Bailie.

In 1665, after losing her husband during the Great Plague of London (1665–1666), Grace Haverstock (Kirk) is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England's most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft (Pertwee).

Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace must face her own inner demons as the Devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

[6] While The Reckoning is set in Northern England in 1665, the film was shot entirely in Budapest, Hungary in 2019.

It currently holds a score of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, "Thematically and visually unpleasant, The Reckoning wallows in the same violent misogyny it purports to condemn.