Fall TV 2015

Ash vs Evil Dead Episode 1 recap: “El Jefe”

Happy Halloween, and welcome to our first Ash vs Evil Dead recap. Ash is back, baby! Director Sam Raimi kicked off the series Ash vs Evil Dead in fine form, with his legendary manic camerawork, some references to the Evil Dead films, and plenty of the humor (particularly from Bruce Campbell’s performance) and gore that we’ve come to know and love from the cult classic films. When I talked with Campbell earlier this summer on the set of Ash vs Evil Dead, he told me that the decision to make the series a half-hour one was “in order to keep […]

Comedy

“A big jolly splatterfest” — Talking “Ash vs Evil Dead” with Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless

It was just past the first day of winter in New Zealand when I arrived at a location called Riverhead, just outside of Auckland, to begin watching the filming of the new Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead, which airs Saturdays beginning Oct. 31. Coming from the northern U.S., I didn’t find the weather to be quite what I was used to as “winter.” It was very pleasant: sunny, temps in the high 50s, low 60s Fahrenheit. The nice climate added to the loveliness of the filming location, a scenic pine forest. As a fan of the original Evil Dead […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Lucy Lawless joins Starz series “Ash vs Evil Dead”

Former Xena: Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless is back big time recently. Next month, she’ll be joining the cast of WGN America’s Salem as a recurring guest star, and today Starz announced that the actress will be joining the cast of its new series Ash vs Evil Dead, premiering later this year. Ash vs Evil Dead is a follow-up to the Evil Dead horror film franchise, with original star Bruce Campbell headlining the series, reprising his role as Ash and serving as co-executive producer. Lawless will play Ruby, a mysterious figure who is myopic in her quest to hunt down the source of recent Deadite outbreaks. The problem is that she […]