Ash vs. Evil Dead Series Announced!

The Evil Dead is not just a movie franchise, it’s an institution of film. The original series is among the best and most beloved in the horror genre, and fans just can’t get enough of Ash and his classic one liners. This week fans of the Evil Dead got a HUGE announcement – Starz network has signed on with original creator and director Sam Raimi and Ash himself Bruce Campbell to re-launch the franchise as a show!

Not too many details have been released, but we do know that it will be a 10 part series that will continue the saga of Ash not in a post apocalyptic future (like at the end of Army of Darkness), but in the regular world. Ash is still an S-Mart employee and will do what he does best – kill those pesky Deadites. With Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell signed on for the project, it’s almost guaranteed to be authentic and entertaining. As well, Sam worked with Starz on the show Spartacus, so it is fitting that they will be the ones putting out the show. It’s also awesome because they don’t hold back on that network so Ash vs. Evil Dead will be a no holds barred gore fest of epic proportions.

Horror shows like The Walking Dead and True Blood dominate the airways, and with the recent announcement of the Twin Peaks relaunch, apparently ANYTHING is possible in the television world. I hope that it’s better than the From Dusk Till Dawn relaunch – but this one (as well as Twin Peaks) carries the authenticity of the original star and creator.

“Evil Dead has always been a blast,” Raimi said. “Bruce, Rob, and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to tell the next chapter in Ash’s lame, but heroic saga. With his chainsaw arm and his ‘boomstick,’ Ash is back to kick some monster butt. And brother, this time there’s a truckload of it.”

The show is set for a 2015 release on Starz so be on the lookout and remember, hail to the king, baby.