STARZ IS IN THE ASH-KICKING BUSINESS
GREENLIGHTS SECOND SEASON OF
ORIGINAL SerIES “ASH VS EVIL DEAD”
IN ADVANCE OF series PREMIERE ON OCTOBER 31
"HOT DAMN" –
Deadline Hollywood
"IT’S FREAKIN’ GREAT" –
IGN
“FEROCIOUSLY IN YOUR FACE” – TV Guide
Beverly Hills, Calif., October 28, 2015 –
Ahead of its Halloween premiere, STARZ Original
series “Ash vs Evil Dead” has earned an early renewal for a second
season from Starz. Strong fan, affiliate and distributor demand for the
highly-anticipated premiere of “Ash vs Evil Dead" has generated the
early pickup of the series which is the long-awaited
follow-up to the classic horror film The Evil Dead.
Executive producers and
The Evil Dead original filmmakers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce
Campbell will return for the second season with executive producer and
showrunner Craig DiGregorio. Campbell will continue in his role as Ash
Williams, the aging lothario and chainsaw-handed
monster hunter. Lucy Lawless (“Salem,” “Spartacus”) is also returning
as Ruby, a mysterious figure who believes Ash is the cause of the Evil
outbreaks.
“One
season isn’t enough to satisfy the fans’ two decade-long appetite for
more Ash,” said Carmi Zlotnik, Managing Director of Starz. “The early
fan and press
support, along with the international broadcaster demand for more story
have made it clear that the adventures of Ash Williams can’t end with
season one.”
Starz
recently announced global licensing deals with broadcasters and digital
platforms in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide allowing
“Ash vs
Evil Dead” to premiere simultaneously with its network premiere in the
U.S. on October 31. Broadcasters and digital providers offering “Ash vs Evil Dead” on October 31
include Amedia (Russia/CIS), C More (Scandinavia), Fox Action on Fox+
Premium service/Fox
Latin America Channels (Latin America/Brazil), Sky TV (New Zealand),
Stan (Australia), Starz Play Arabia (Middle East/North Africa) and Super
Channel (Canada).
Starz will retain all domestic and international multiplatform rights including television, home entertainment and digital.
About “Ash vs Evil Dead”
The 10-episode first season of the half-hour series features Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”) as Ash Williams; Lucy Lawless (“Salem,” “Spartacus”)
as Ruby a mysterious figure who believes Ash is the cause of the Evil outbreaks; Ray Santiago (“Touch,”
Meet the Fockers) as Pablo Simon Bolivar, an idealistic immigrant who becomes Ash’s loyal sidekick; Dana DeLorenzo (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas)
as Kelly Maxwell, a moody wild child trying to outrun her past; and
Jill Marie Jones (“Sleepy
Hollow”) as Amanda Fisher, a disgraced Michigan State Trooper set to
find our anti-hero Ash and prove his responsibility in the grisly murder
of her partner.
About Starz
Starz
(NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and
entertainment company with operating units that provide premium
subscription video programming on domestic U.S.
pay television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution
(Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz
Animation),
www.starz.com.
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