“More ‘Evil'”: Stephen King Demands Resurrection Of Paramount+ Supernatural Series
Stephen King is continuing to campaign for the Paramount+ series Evil to make its return from the dead.
After recently giving the show his overwhelming seal of approval, the literary icon demanded the streaming platform renew the supernatural procedural that recently ended after four seasons.
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“Dear Paramount+: More EVIL, please,” King wrote Sunday on X, to which star Katja Herbers responded, “From the bottom of our Evil hearts, thank you!!!”
The online exchange comes after Herbers previously shared a video this week of King praising the show in a PBS News interview. “There’s a show called Evil on Paramount+ that I like,” he said in the clip. “It’s great. It’s funny and it’s witty and it’s very, very sharp.”
“OKAY CAN WE DO THE PICK UP NOW? thank you @StephenKing,” wrote Herbers with the video, which King shared in a quote post, adding that the show is “smart, thought-provoking, occasionally VERY scary. Plus, the chemistry between the three evil-hunters is strong and… to quote Kamala… joyful.”
From the bottom of our Evil hearts, thank you!!! ??????
— Katja Herbers (@katjaherbers) August 31, 2024
Evil co-creator Robert King also shared the author’s praise, which he noted was “such an honor.”
The psychological mystery series examines evil’s origins along the dividing line between science and religion, through the work of skeptical forensic psychologist Dr. Kristen Bouchard (Herbers), Catholic seminarian David Acosta (Mike Colter) and tech expert Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi), who are hired by the Catholic Church to investigate supernatural events.
Evil was co-created by Robert and Michelle King, also starring Michael Emerson, Christine Lahti, Andrea Martin, Kurt Fuller, Marti Matulis, Brooklyn Shuck, Sjylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp.
After premiering on CBS in 2019 and transitioning to Paramount+ with Season 2, the streamer confirmed in February that the show would end with Season 4. Meanwhile, the first two seasons are available to stream on Netflix.
Following last week’s finale, Robert told Deadline he could imagine “two more seasons” of the show, adding, “If we’re a victim of anything, it’s a timing. Obviously, since the strike, but also the Wall Street reevaluation of the business, there’s been a change in attitude on things. And obviously, as you probably know, with Paramount+ there is some reevaluation of what they’re doing and the decision was made to end the show. And I think the popularity of the show didn’t really hit until after some of those decisions were made.”
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