With Halloween just around the corner, what better horror series to get you going! And if The Haunting of Hill House or American Horror Story are references in the field, there’s a gem of a series you might be missing: Evil.
The first two seasons of this fiction created by Robert King (III) and Michelle King, the producer and screenwriting duo we owe The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Braindead and The Bite, are actually free on TF1+. platform. A great opportunity to catch up!
A terrifying horror series
Halfway between The X-Files and The Exorcist series, Evil tells the story of Kristen Bouchard, a clinical psychologist who finds herself collaborating with David Acosta, a priest in training, and Ben Shakir, Acosta’s devoted sidekick entrepreneur and techie. About investigating events that are potentially related to the supernatural.
The trio, like the others, have the difficult task of determining whether the facts presented to them episode after episode have a scientific and rational explanation, or whether they are facing cases of demonic possession.
Each new investigation plays on the viewer’s suspicions, asking what is real and what is not. The result is scenes that make more than one person cringe.
In its procedural setting, with a complete investigation in every episode, Evil manages to stand out and surprise thanks to its exciting and chilling mythology that it uses throughout the first two seasons.
Perfect casting
In addition to the very well-written scripts, Evil also owes a lot to the performances of its two main actors. Katia Herbers, seen in Westworld, and Mike Colter, as well as Luke Cage from the Netflix series, who plays Kristen and David Acosta, share perfect chemistry.
Like Scully and Mulder in The X-Files, the former serves as a scientific and skeptical counterpoint to the latter’s faith.
On the other hand, Aasif Mandvi (This Way Up) brings humor and levity to the team of investigators, while Michael Emerson (Person of Interest) is disturbing in the shoes of Leland Townsend, the big bad guy of the series. is either a horrible psychopath or an emissary of the devil who has come to destroy Kristen’s life.
In short, Evil is a series you should not miss!
Find the first two seasons of Evil now on the TF1+ platform.
Source: Allocine
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