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Bad news: No more “ASH VS. EVIL DEAD”

Friday, April 20, 2018 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The show that made Bruce Campbell’s chainsaw-wielding Deadite fighter into a TV star will not continue past its current season.

Variety reports that Starz has cancelled ASH VS. EVIL DEAD, in which Campbell’s eponymous hero has been confronting the forces of darkness for three seasons (including the current one, which has its finale April 29), accompanied by a motley band of sidekicks. The ratings just haven’t been strong enough for the latest round of episodes, which have averaged a 0.08 rating in adults 18-49 and 177,000 viewers each. No word yet on whether the original EVIL DEAD trio of Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Campbell, who executive-produced ASH VS. EVIL DEAD, will attempt to land the show (which also stars Dana DeLorenzo, Ray Santiago and Lucy Lawless) at another network.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).