Warning: Some SPOILERS lie ahead for Evil season 4!
Summary
Audiences aren’t the only ones dismayed byEvilending with season 4, though Michael Emerson also has a brighter outlook on the show’s impending finale. The supernatural drama has enjoyed an interesting life on screen, beginning as a CBS show before making the leap to Paramount+ with season 2. The jump didn’t affect the show’s run, though, as bothEvilseasons 3and 4 have seen the highest reviews with perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes scores, but the streamer still made the decision to axe the show, leaving creators Robert and Michelle King enough time to craft a finale.
During a recent interview withScreen Rantfor the final season, Michael Emerson shared his thoughts onEvilseason 4. The Leland actor admitted to it feeling “a little dizzying to have an abbreviated ending”, though did promise that the writers put in the work to make the final episodes satisfactory, and assured fans of the show will be very pleased. See what Emerson shared below:
Well, it’s a little dizzying to have an abbreviated ending kind of thrust upon you. But our writers made hay out of it, I think. And if you have to go out and four, this is a good four to go out on, because they made some stuff happen. And they did that seemingly impossible job of wrapping things up, but not too tightly.
Emerson’s Comments Are A Promising Sign For Evil’s Early Ending
Fervor has been high among audiences since the announcement thatEvilwould be ending with season 4, particularly as the show has been gaining some promising ground in Netflix’s viewership rankings since joining the streamer’s library ahead of the final season’s premiere. While it was never made clear how far into the future the Kings had planned for the show, the gradual build-up tothe Antichrist’s birthand impending apocalypse did seem to point towards at least another season or two’s worth of story to tell.
Audiences aren’t the only ones frustrated by the cancellation, as Emerson’sEvilco-starsKatja Herbers, Andrea Martin and Kurt Fuller have all also shared their disappointment with the decision, with Martin recently discussing withScreen Ranther additional frustration over the show’s lack of Emmy nominations. Despite this understandable frustration, Emerson’s assurances of the show delivering a fitting ending is sure to come as a promising sign for audiences. Nailing a series finale is no easy task, particularly when given an abbreviated time to wrap up a show’s plotlines.
Why Was Evil Canceled After Season 4 & Could The Show Be Saved By Another Streaming Service?
Paramount+ canceled Evil and will end after season 4, but another streaming platform could still pick up the horror show for a fifth season.
Emerson’s note thatEvilseason 4’s ending does “not too tightly” close out the show is also a promising sign of the chances of it getting a revival at some point in the future. Considering its subsequent Netflix success, the door is open for the streamer to consider backing a new season of the supernatural drama, and if there are indeed plot threads left open, as Emerson indicates, the Kings may have enough room for Emerson and his co-stars to get to return for more.
Evil
Cast
Evil is a psychological mystery series that follows a skeptical forensic psychologist, Kristen Bouchard, who teams up with a Catholic priest-in-training and a tech expert to investigate purportedly supernatural incidents. The series delves into complex themes of religion, science, and the nature of evil through its deeply layered narrative and character development. The show stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi.
