The trailer is out for the third installment of “The Purge’’ franchise. The well-timed “The Purge: Election Year’’ continues the story of a dystopian United States that allows all crime — including murder — for one 12-hour period each year as a means of population control. The film, which comes out this summer, was shot almost entirely in Rhode Island, meaning the scary scenes — and there are some — might look a little too familiar.

The third “Purge’’ is about a presidential candidate (“Lost’’ actress Elizabeth Mitchell), who vows to end the purge tradition. Sergeant Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) must help her stay alive. The tale takes place in Washington, with the the State House in Providence serving as a stand-in for the nation’s capitol.

“We were very hands-on and we made sure everything was very safe,’’ said Steven Feinberg, executive director of the Rhode Island Film & TV Office.

Feinberg said he watched the second “Purge’’ film before the “Election Year’’ shoot and was pleased to find that it was more thriller than horror. “It’s more of a ‘Mad Max’ action movie,’’ he said. “It usually cuts away before you see any of the real violence.’’

He said the Blumhouse Productions team was great to work with, and that they even left a nice curtain behind in the State House. “When the sun comes in, it’s not so overbearing.’’

Last year was a busy one for movie-making in Rhode Island. Ocean State films “Measure of a Man,’’ featuring Donald Sutherland, and “November Criminals,’’ with Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort, are also set to be released this year.