Everyones hopped up with excitement for the upcoming Starz sequel series, Ash vs. Evil Dead, the Sam Raimi-written, Bruce Campbell-starring continuation of their iconic collaborations. Most exciting for me however, is we now have an official banner image to head up all of the impending news about the show!
Starring Campbell as cult favorite Ash, as well as Lucy Lawless, Jill Marie-Jones, Dana DeLorenzo and Ray Santiago, Ash vs. Evil Dead sees its title character, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter having spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its Evil grip.
In the series, Santiago plays Pablo Simon Bolivar, an idealistic immigrant who becomes Ashs loyal sidekick and believes in Ashs heroism even if Ash himself doesnt, while DeLorenzo is Kelly Maxwell, a moody wild child trying to outrun her past and who is reluctantly dragged into the fight against Evil with Ash and Pablo. Jill Marie Jones is a state trooper hunting Ash, thinking hes responsible for the murder of her partner. Similarly, Lawless is Ruby, a mysterious figure who is myopic in her quest to hunt down the source of the recent Evil outbreaks. The only problem: she believes that Ash is the cause of it all.
About the series, Campbell previously said, Something were doing is taking the horror parts very seriously, and its going to cause Ashthis crabby middle-aged man who doesnt want to get dragged back into thisa lot of problems. Hes not the Ash he used to be Ash has survivors guilt. You could have a heyday with his PTSD. Hes a war vet. He doesnt want to talk about it, and hell lie about that stump on his hand to impress the ladies. This is a guy whos got some issues. Hes emotionally stunted. But hes the guy you want in the foxhole next to you He continues being a trash-talking know-it-all who doesnt really know anything.
Ash vs. Evil Dead arrives in 10 half-hour episodes this fall on Starz. Find the teaser, below.
The evil is rising once again. This fall, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are bringing #AshvsEvilDead to STARZ. https://t.co/B5krCZFD4W
STARZ (@STARZ_Channel) April 2, 2015
