Aaron Lam, producer of STARZ’ Ash Vs. Evil Dead, has tweeted a picture of the first slate for the show, indicating that filming is now underway for the 10-episode series that is set to debut this fall. Production began late last week in New Zealand.
The show’s synopsis:
Campbell will be reprising his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons –personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its “Evil” grip.
The cast is led by Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”) in the role of Ash Williams, Lucy Lawless (“Salem,” “Spartacus”) as Ruby a mysterious figure who believes Ash is the cause of the Evil outbreaks, Ray Santiago (“Touch,” Meet the Fockers) as Pablo Simon Bolivar, an idealistic immigrant who becomes Ash’s loyal sidekick, Dana DeLorenzo (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) as Kelly Maxwell, a moody wild child trying to outrun her past and Jill Marie Jones (“Sleepy Hollow”) as Amanda Fisher, a disgraced Michigan State Trooper set to find our anti-hero Ash and prove his responsibility in the grisly murder of her partner.
Check out our massive interview with Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Robert Tapert right here!
1st day. 1st slate. 1st take! And rolling…. #AshvsEvilDead @AshvsEvilDead pic.twitter.com/xobY5A50cQ
— aaron lam (@aaronlam) April 27, 2015