ASH VS. EVIL DEAD Adds Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers (Mad Men, NCIS) is the latest addition to the cast of Starz’s upcoming Ash vs. Evil Dead series. Rogers will play a character named Suzy Maxwell, “a woman who is reunited with her family and several uninvited guests after a freak accident.”
Bruce 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.
Rogers joins a cast that also includes 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.
Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Campbell are producing the long-awaited follow-up to the classic Evil Dead franchise. Raimi is directing the first episode of the series, which he also wrote with his brother, Ivan Raimi (Darkman, Army of Darkness, Drag Me to Hell), Craig DiGregorio (Workaholics, Chuck), and Tom Spezialy (Chuck, Reaper, Desperate Housewives). Ivan Raimi will co-executive produce the show as well.
Ash vs. Evil Dead will premiere this fall, and it’s currently shooting in New Zealand. You can watch a promo teaser for it here.