Starz Entertainment is calling out all deadites and "Evil Dead" fans to unite in welcoming back the unlikely and unwilling anti-hero, Ash Williams, for the worldwide premiere of the 10-episode, half-hour series, "Ash vs Evil Dead" on Halloween. Starz announced on Oct. 22 that it has secured licensing agreements with digital platforms and broadcast networks in an effort to have a simultaneous worldwide premiere of the debut episode in over 100 countries.
Some of the major broadcasters that are a part of the simulcast are C More in Scandinavia, Stan in Australia, Amedia in Russia, SKY TV in New Zealand, FOX Action on FOX+ Premium service/FOX Latin America Channels in Latin America, STARZ PLAY Arabia in the Middle East and North Africa, and Super Channel in Canada.
"Fans of 'The Evil Dead' have spoken with great passion and interest around the world, sparking high buyer demand for 'Ash vs Evil Dead,'" Starz Chief Revenue Officer Michael Thornton said. Starz definitely came through for the fans of the franchise who are highly anticipating the series.
"Ash vs Evil Dead" reunites fans with Bruce Campbell, playing as Ash Williams 30 years after the events in the original "Evil Dead" film happened. Ash is older yet still set in his womanizing ways and escaping from his responsibilities but the evil dead are not going to let that happen anymore.
Ray Santiago and Dana DeLorenzo join Campbell as Ash's co-workers and very capable sidekicks, Pablo Simon Bolivar and Kelly Maxwell. Lucy Lawless and Jill Marie Jones play the characters Ruby and Michigan State Trooper Amanda Fisher who team up to hunt down Ash. Ruby's motivation stems from losing her family to deadites in the Evil Dead films while Amanda wants to make Ash pay for being disgraced in the law enforcement. Both Ruby and Fisher believe that Ash is the root of the deadite outbreaks.
"Ash vs Evil Dead" premieres on Oct. 31.
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