Ash vs Evil Dead
Series, 2015, Ash Williams, Set in 30 years later
Ash vs Evil Dead is #5 of 7 in release order and #4 of 7 in chronological order in the Evil Dead.
The story
Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash Williams, an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who’s spent the last three decades avoiding maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead. But when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, he’s forced to face his demons — both metaphorical and literal.
Ash vs Evil Dead recap
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) finds Ash Williams, now a stock boy living in a trailer, unleashing the Deadites again 30 years after Army of Darkness. Starz aired it from 2015 to 2018 over three seasons and 30 episodes, with Bruce Campbell returning as Ash. Two co-workers join him: Pablo Simon Bolivar (Ray Santiago), who calls him El Jefe, and Kelly Maxwell (Dana DeLorenzo), who loses her parents to the Deadites. Ruby Knowby (Lucy Lawless) hunts the book and turns out to have her own plans for it. Season one ends back at the original cabin. Season two takes Ash home to Elk Grove, Michigan, where the town remembers him as "Ashy Slashy", the demon Baal hunts the group, and Ash's father Brock (Lee Majors) appears. Season three introduces Ash's teenage daughter Brandy Barr (Arielle Carver-O'Neill) and the Knights of Sumeria. It follows Army of Darkness and ignores the 2013 film.
Ash vs Evil Dead ending explained
Ash vs Evil Dead ends with "The Mettle of Man": Ash stays behind in a tank and fires a shell carrying the Kandarian Dagger through Kandar the Destroyer, killing it. He wakes in a ruined future with a mechanical hand, meets a woman named Lexx and drives off with her in a rebuilt Delta 88. Starz cancelled the series before that cliffhanger could be followed up, and a planned animated revival was later dropped.
Where to watch Ash vs Evil Dead
Ash vs Evil Dead is streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, and Starz in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.4/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Evil Dead, before Evil Dead Rise.
- Chronological order: after Army of Darkness, before Evil Dead.
What to watch before Ash vs Evil Dead
In release order, the essentials before Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) are The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992).
Cast
- Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
- Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar
- Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell
- Lucy Lawless as Ruby Knowby
- Lee Majors as Brock Williams
- Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher
- Arielle O'Neill as Brandy Barr
- Michelle Hurd as Linda B.
- Ted Raimi as Chet Kaminski
- Joel Tobeck as Baal
- Pepi Sonuga as Lacey Emery
- Stephen Lovatt as Sheriff Thomas Emery
Created by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Tom Spezialy.