The Ash Vs Evil Dead television series debuted in 2015 with ten thirty-minute episodes, the same run as season two, which concludes in early December.
The franchise kicked off back in 1981 with the original The Evil Dead, the success of which led to 1987’s Evil Dead II, 1992’s Army Of Darkness and, in what has been referred to as a “reboot, a remake and a sequel,” 2013’s Evil Dead. It was a great fit when the job as showrunner opened up.” Long story short, I’m not only familiar with the Evil Dead universe, it’s one that I love and I’ve had a long relationship with many of the principals involved.
Completing the Evil Dead of what I’ve done, I adapted the first movie for Dark Horse a while back. “Then, in the mid 2000s, I wrote a movie that Bruce directed called My Name Is Bruce, which I wrote just for him. “I’ve also gotten to know Bruce Campbell and have used him on a show or two that I’ve done,” Verheiden points out. Added to that, he’s a massive fan of that universe, deeming Evil Dead II one of his favorite movies “ever.” In fact, it’s that fervor that led Verheiden to approach Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce his first movie, 1994’s Timecop.
Needless to say, he has all the cred he needs to take on a season of mayhem with Ash, his chainsaw and, presumably, the team consisting of Ray Santiago’s Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo’s Kelly Maxwell, Michelle Hurd’s Linda Emery and Lucy Lawless’ Ruby Knowby. Those changes are courtesy of Mark Verheiden, who takes over as showrunner in year three, and who, of course, comes from a producing background that includes Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Falling Skies, Hemlock Grove, Constantine and Daredevil.