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“Ash vs Evil Dead” Finally Getting UK Release… TODAY!
U.K. cable giant Virgin Media, part of John Malone’s international cable operator Liberty Global, has struck an exclusive deal for Starz original series “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” reports THR.
The deal will make Virgin the exclusive U.K. home of the show. Its TV customers will be able to watch it on demand starting TODAY.
The first five episodes will be available to watch from Tuesday, followed by a new episode released each week. That will bring the series in line with the U.S. airdates.
The content deal is an early step in a content and video-on-demand push by Virgin.
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” is produced by Starz and already has been renewed for a second season. The adaptation of The Evil Dead movies reunites original director Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert and star Bruce Campbell.
In the show, Campbell reprises his role as Ash, the aging lothario who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. With a Deadite plague threatening to destroy all of mankind, Ash is forced into action.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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