Evil (TV series)
Evil is an American supernatural drama television series created by Robert and Michelle King that premiered on September 26, 2019, on CBS. The series is produced by CBS Studios and King Size Productions. The series features an ensemble cast led by Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi. Kurt Fuller, Marti Matulis, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya Knapp, Christine Lahti, Michael Emerson, and Ashley Edner also star. In October 2019, the series was renewed for a second season. In May 2021, it was confirmed that the series would move from CBS to Paramount+. The second  season premiered on June 20, 2021. In July 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which is scheduled to premiere on June 12, 2022. Premise. A skeptical forensic psychologist (Herbers) allies with a Catholic seminarian (Colter) and a technology contractor (Mandvi) to investigate purported supernatural incidents. Production. CBS ordered a pilot for the potential series in January 2019, created by the writing team Robert and Michelle King. Katja Herbers and Mike Colter were cast in February, with Michael Emerson and Aasif Mandvi cast in March. A series order was officially made in May 2019. A day after that , it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019 and air on Thursday nights at 10:00 p.m. during the 2019–2020 television season. On July 18, 2019, Christine Lahti was cast as Sheryl Luria, replacing Deirdre O'Connell who was in the original pilot. On July 25, 2019, it was announced that Kurt Fuller, who guest starred in the pilot, had been promoted to a series regular. The series debuted on September 26, 2019. On October 22, 2019, CBS renewed the series for a second season. The filming of the second season was delayed due to the COVID-19  pandemic in the United States, but later began in October 2020 and was rerouted into a more "character-focused season." Filming concluded in June 2021. On May 18, 2021, it reported that the series would move to Paramount+ for the second season. On May 23, 2021, it was announced that the second season would premiere on June 20, 2021. On July 8, 2021, Paramount+ renewed the series for a third season which is scheduled to premiere on June 12, 2022. Filming for this season started on November 15, 2021, and it is set to consist of 10 episodes. Release. Marketing . On May 15, 2019, CBS released the first official trailer for the series. In September 2020, CBS announced that the first season would be made available on Netflix in October 2020 in order to generate attention for the upcoming second season. The series left Netflix in the US on October 1, 2021. International broadcast. "Evil" premiered in Canada on Global on September 26, 2019. CBS Studios International announced on October 22, 2019, that "Evil" would air in Spain on Syfy in January 2020. On October 29, CBS announced "Evil" would be available on Globoplay in Brazil on November 1. "Evil  premiered in Latin America on October 31 on Universal TV through an exclusive licensing agreement between CBS Studios International and NBCUniversal International Networks. CBS Studios International has also signed a licensing agreement with French broadcaster TF1 Group for Evil" to air in France, where it premiered on May 19, 2021. In India, "Evil" initially premiered on the streaming service Voot Select in April 2020, followed by a network television premiere on June 23, 2020, on Zee Café. In July 2020, the British pay television channel Alibi announced that they had bought the British rights to "Evil" and the show premiered  in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2020. In Germany, the show first premiered on the pay-TV channel ProSieben Fun on August 7, 2020, followed by a free-TV premiere on February 17, 2021, on ProSieben. Reception. Critical response. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a "certified fresh" 92% approval rating based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Smartly-written and effectively unsettling, "Evil" works best when it dares to delve into the depths of the uncomfortable questions it poses." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score  of 76 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The first season was named as one of the best television shows of 2019 by "The New Yorker", NPR, and "TVLine". In 2021, the show was named the best show on television by TV Guide. At the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards, the series received four nominations: Best Horror Series, Best Actor in a Horror Series (Colter, Emerson) and Best Actress in a Horror Series (Herbers). The second season has a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 8.50/10 . The website's critical consensus reads, ""Evil" successfully slips into the streaming world with a spooky second season that doubles down on the scares without losing its sense of humor." On Metacritic, the second season received a score of 84 based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Home media. CBS Home Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD on June 30, 2020.