“Final Destination Bloodlines” arrives this weekend, a surprising reboot of a series that was thought, well, dead.

The series began with the new century, in March 2000. While “Bloodlines” marks the 6th film in the franchise, this ranks as a reboot, the first entry since 2011.

What’s made “Final Destination” a fan favorite is that its murderous mayhem is far from the slaughtering monotony of deranged implacable ghouls that drive the “Halloween” or “Friday the 13th” series.

There’s more going on than the countdown of “survivors” facing gory deaths via improbable Rube Goldberg-like mechanics, complicated contraptions that killed again and again, and made the “Final Destination” franchise so irresistible.

It’s the disturbing premise that continues to stand out: Yes, you may think you’re escaping Fate — aka Death — but you can’t.

In each film, a sudden premonition prevents a small group of people from a horrible disaster. But instead of going on with happy lives, they are each subsequently killed in spectacularly innovative ways.

When “Final Destination” premiered, it was part of a profitable Hollywood wave of horror movies and thrillers that shocked and somehow surprised, led by a mostly youthful cast.

Screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick’s original idea was to write an episode of “The X Files” based on the notion of miraculously escaping Fate. It ultimately morphed into a hit movie starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter and Tony Todd.

Three years later the second entry, a sequel, arrived with Larter as its star. It begins with a massive highway disaster and continues as victims multiply.

When “Final Destination 3” came three years later in 2006 it was a stand-alone entry, not connected in any way to previous characters. It opened with a truly wild and rollicking rollercoaster disaster and became the highest grossing entry in the series.

The 2009 “Final Destination” arrived in HD 3D, broke the box office record of its predecessor and begins at a stock car speedway where a young woman in the stands is decapitated. By film’s end, no one is left standing.

For the 2011 “Final Destination 5,” the series went back in time for a first-ever prequel. For the second time in the series, it was shot in 3D and, from the original cast, Tony Todd returned. It begins with a bridge collapse.

In “5” a new wrinkle is added to the premise: You can escape your Fate — if you kill someone first! By film’s end, there is a satisfying circular return to the original’s first disaster. Which is immediately followed by another unexpected, out-of-nowhere demise.

“Bloodlines” is the first in the series to be seen in IMAX and boasts the return yet again of Tony Todd, reprising his role of William Bludworth. However, Todd, 69, died last November. The studio released a statement that he had filmed all his scenes.

“Final Destination Bloodlines” opens in theaters Friday