TCA Winter 2015: New Evil Dead TV Series Details
Steve Barton
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With the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter 2015 Press Tour under way, some new details regarding the much talked about upcoming Evil Dead-based TV show, “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” have surfaced. Read on for the latest.
The series, which reunites executive producer/director Sam Raimi, executive producer Rob Tapert, and executive producer/star Bruce Campbell, will be home to half-hour long episodes, not hour-long as many have assumed. Starz head Chris Albrecht said, “The half-hour idea was their idea. And I can tell you it’s a chock-full half hour.”
IGN caught up with Albrecht, who dropped the following details on them. “We are shooting it in New Zealand. We’ll have to import some cars that drive left-hand and import some signs because it kind of takes place in classic American towns or cities. Rob Tapert, who is the heart and soul of that hands-on producing team, makes his home there and we shot “Spartacus” there and there are great production teams there. We’re looking forward to being down there and flying talent back and forth.”
As for when the show will premiere, Albrecht said, “I think most likely it will be fourth quarter [of 2015]. End of third quarter, fourth quarter, something like that. We’ve got a lot of shows this year. We’re very, very excited.”
In the half-hour horror-comedy “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” Ash takes a road trip to banish his demons alongside two young helpers and his trusty boomstick.
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