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Sam Raimi’s Near-Perfect Horror Series Is Taking Over the World 8 Years Later
Ash vs Evil Dead, the 2015-2018 television continuation of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise, has resurfaced as a streaming hit eight years after it ended, currently trending on both the Apple TV Store and Lionsgate+. The series carried Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) into a new story set three decades after the original films, restoring the claustrophobic possession horror and slapstick gore that defined the earlier movies while following Ash as a washed-up store clerk forced back into demon-fighting. Its renewed popularity highlights the enduring appeal of Raimi's blend of horror and comedy, even though he only directed the pilot and co-created the show rather than helming it throughout.
Between 16 and 22 July 2026, the series held between #10 and #19 on the Apple TV Store charts in both the UK and the US. In Italy, it also appeared twice in Lionsgate+'s (Amazon Channels) most-streamed Top 10, reaching #8 and then #10 on 22 July. Co-created by Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Tom Spezialy, the show starred Campbell alongside Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo and Lucy Lawless across three seasons totalling just 30 half-hour episodes, making for a roughly 15-hour complete watch.
In short
- Ash vs Evil Dead is trending again on Apple TV and Lionsgate+
- Charted #10-19 in UK/US, top 10 in Italy in July 2026
- Three seasons, 30 episodes, about 15 hours total
Explained simply
The Evil Dead is a horror franchise created by filmmaker Sam Raimi in the 1980s. The original films are known for blending supernatural horror with dark comedy and graphic violence, establishing a distinctive style that built a devoted audience.
Ash vs Evil Dead was a television series that ran from 2015 to 2018 and continued the story of the franchise's protagonist Ash Williams, played by Bruce Campbell. Set three decades after the original films, the series followed Ash as a middle-aged store clerk drawn back into battling demons and supernatural possession. The show was created by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Tom Spezialy, and also starred Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo and Lucy Lawless, with three seasons totalling 30 episodes.
The series maintained the Evil Dead formula of combining horror with dark comedy and slapstick gore. Though Raimi directed only the pilot episode rather than overseeing the full series, the show retained the tone and sensibility of the original films.