Ash vs Evil Dead 

Ash has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.

Creators:

Ivan Raimi, Sam Raimi, Tom Spezialy

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo

Top Rated TV #230 | 12 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bruce Campbell	...	Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams / ... 30 episodes, 2015-2018
Ray Santiago	...	Pablo Simon Bolivar 30 episodes, 2015-2018
Dana DeLorenzo	...	Kelly Maxwell 30 episodes, 2015-2018
Lucy Lawless	...	Ruby Knowby 29 episodes, 2015-2018

Storyline

Thirty years after the events of Evil Dead, Ash is a loner, living a dull existence, still not able to come to grips with the events that started at the cabin. In the event of a Deadite invasion, Ash must attach his chainsaw and pick up his trusty boomstick one more time, all while finally coming to terms with his past.

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Plot Keywords:

evil dead | chainsaw | splatter | fourth part | sequel | 

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Taglines:

Glory, Gory, Hallelujah!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

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Release Date:

31 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ash vs Evil Dead

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renaissance Pictures, Starz!

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mimi Rogers threw out her back a couple days before shooting her cameo as Kelly's mother. Nevertheless, she insisted on performing as many of the stunts she could physically do, including fight scenes, falls, and crawling on walls.

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Connections

Referenced in To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)

User Reviews

Very Very Groovy.

Season One Review.

Reading from the Book of the Dead, whilst high and trying to impress a girl, Ash Williams reawakens the evil forces that have laid dormant for the last 30 years. Along with his colleagues Pablo and Kelly, Ash travels across country to try and find some way to stop the demonic forces once and for all.... Or at the very least make it someone else's problem.

God I loved this! I am absolute target audience, I accept. I had the films on Video, then DVD and now on Blu Ray. . so the very idea of a series continuing Ash's story was always going to be an easy sell to me. Then we had the slight hiccup that I don't have the channel the show airs on in the UK, but I've now seen the first season on Blu Ray and here I am.

It did not disappoint. Very much in keeping with the tone of Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, the series uses largely practical special effects to tell a hyper violent funny story, that re-hits some of the best beats from the films; the cabin, the reanimated hand, Evil Ash, the book of the dead and most importantly, the chainsaw hand. Bruce Campbell returns to his signature role without missing a beat, keeping the arrogance that we saw in Army Of Darkness, but adding a smudging of regret and desperation for the life denied him since that fateful day at the Cabin.

Ash is joined by Pablo ( Ray Santiago ) and Kelly on his trip (Dana DeLorenzo) who provide a fresh audience's entry way into the story, should they not have been watching the movies for the past 30 years. Performances are broad, as the subject matter requires it to be, but both prove welcome additions as the season continues. Also new to the story is Ruby, played by Lucy Lawless, who believes that Ash is the cause of the death and destruction that he fights against. Other characters come and go across the season, and when they go... it's usually in some horrifically violent manner.

But it's not all comedy, there are some genuine scares, with the possession demon around the series half way point, and the horrific Children in the finale. The story is interesting and manages to find a way to weave a lot of those film points back into the plot, without them seeming desperate or forced. The music choices are agreeable and New Zealand does a good job of doubling for the States.

Occasionally, the visual affects betray the budget, though usually only when the have opted for a CGI rather than practical solution and I can imagine it's not as much fun for people who don't have pre-existing love for the franchise but generally it's a cavalcade of blood spraying, chainsaws slicing and heads exploding and I can't wait to get season two.