Evil: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Evil is a psychological mystery that examines the origins of evil along the dividing line between science and religion. The series focuses on a skeptical female psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a carpenter as they investigate the Church's backlog of unexplained mysteries, including supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and hauntings. Their job is to assess if there is a logical explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

Series details

• Title: Evil
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2019-09-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-08-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paramount+
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 40357
• IMDb ID: tt9055008
• TVDB ID: 363955

Cast and credited roles

• Katja Herbers — Dr. Kristen Bouchard
• Mike Colter — David Acosta
• Aasif Mandvi — Ben Shakir
• Michael Emerson — Dr. Leland Townsend
• Maddy Crocco — Lexis Bouchard
• Christine Lahti — Sheryl Luria
• Brooklyn Shuck — Lynn Bouchard
• Skylar Gray — Lila Bouchard
• Dalya Knapp — Laura Bouchard
• Kurt Fuller — Dr. Kurt Boggs
• Andrea Martin — Sister Andrea
• Marti Matulis — George

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-09-26; final listed air date 2020-01-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-06-20; final listed air date 2021-10-10; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-06-12; final listed air date 2022-08-14; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-05-23; final listed air date 2024-08-22; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Evil on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.