Lucy Lawless Joins EVIL DEAD TV Series

Lucy Lawless ("Spartacus: Blood and Sand", "Xena: Warrior Princess") has joined the cast of the "Evil Dead" TV series. Titled "Ash Vs. Evil Dead", the show will star Bruce Campbell, back as Ashley J. Williams, and will pick up the story several decades after "Army of Darkness".

Sam Raimi will executive-produce the series and will also direct the pilot episode which is also co-written by Raimi, Ivan Raimi ("Army of Darkness"), Craig DiGregorio ("Chuck") and Tom Spezialy ("Reaper"). The first season will consist of 10 half-hour episodes.

"Ash Vs. Evil Dead" will premiere on Starz later this year.

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