Last month, Robert and Michelle King, creators of the supernatural thriller “Evil,” were anticipating that CBS would announce at its upfront that the show’s COVID-19-delayed second season would be on the network’s fall schedule.
David Stapf, the president of CBS Studios, where the Kings have a production deal, told them it was good news, Michelle King recalls: This way, “Evil” wouldn’t have to wait until the fall, it was a chance to “broaden the audience,” and it would allow them to put the show out “in a premier way.” The Kings are no strangers to Paramount Plus, after all.
The switch to Paramount Plus certainly makes sense to the Kings, given “Evil’s” sensibilities — and considering that when the show went to Netflix in October, there was an explosion of excitement on social media.
That was true budgetwise too, because of the show’s visual effects, the creators say.
“Evil” revolves around Catholic Church investigator David Acosta , who’s a skeptic.
The Kings assembled the “Evil” writers’ room over Zoom in spring 2020, after production on “The Good Fight” shut down because of COVID.
There will be a police-focused episode informed by the murder of George Floyd, and David will face racism in the church, they say.