
Scripted series · CBS
Evil
Some mysteries can’t be explained.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Evil actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Evil reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 50 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201913 episodes
6.8IMDbWhere does science end and the supernatural begin? That's the mysterious—and dangerous—line explored by skeptical psychologist Kristen Bouchard when she teams up with priest-in-training David Acosta to explore the evil humanity is capable of. Together, they dive into the Catholic Church's files of occult phenomena to bring them to rational conclusions...or attempt to. Angel sightings, demonic possessions, prophecies and conspiracies test their faiths and push them to their limits as they learn that the world's darkness may run deeper than they ever thought possible.
Best episode · S01E04 Rose390

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202113 episodes
6.8IMDbIn season two, Kristen struggles with her darker nature after killing a man. David suffers temptation as he gets closer to his ordination, and Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears.
Best episode · S02E13 C Is for Cannibal

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202210 episodes
6.9IMDbSeason three begins moments after the end of season two: when a newly ordained David and Kristen kiss. The two not only have to navigate this fraught new reality, but contend with David’s involvement with “the entity,” an espionage unit within the Catholic church. Meanwhile, Ben finds his brain breaking from their unsolved cases and turns to his sister for help.
Best episode · S03E01 The Demon of Death

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202414 episodes
6.1IMDbKristen, David and Ben continue to assess cases while Leland attempts to lure Kristen into raising the baby antichrist conceived with her ovum, culminating in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up Evil in the modern world.
Best episode · S04E14 Fear of the End
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S03E01
The Demon of Death
David’s relationship with Kristen takes a turn when he gives into his temptation. Meanwhile, the team is tasked with exploring a machine to measure the weight of the human soul as it leaves a dying body.
- Directed by Robert King
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King

S02E13
C Is for Cannibal
The team is sent to meet on campus with Mitch Otterbean, a student with a growing compulsion to eat human flesh.
- Directed by Alethea Jones
- Written by Rockne S. O'Bannon

S02E04
E Is for Elevator
The team is sent to investigate the disappearance of a teenage boy, Wyatt.
- Directed by Alethea Jones
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King

S02E01
N Is for Night Terrors
The team is given the task of evaluating the likelihood of Leland being possessed, which if decided true, would require them to exorcise him.
- Directed by Nelson McCormick
- Written by Rockne S. O'Bannon

S02E07
S Is for Silence
The team is dispatched to a monastery to investigate the corpse of Father Thomas, whose body has not decayed in the year following his death.
- Directed by Robert King
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King

S01E04
Rose390
Kristen, Ben and David are hired to evaluate Eric, a seemingly psychopathic 9-year-old boy; Eric takes a liking to David, which leaves them hopeful they can curb his violent behavior; Kristen's daughters lie about a game their grandmother bought.
- Directed by Peter Sollett
- Written by Davita Scarlett
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S04E14
Fear of the End
- Directed by Robert King
- Written by Nialla LeBouef, Rockne S. O'Bannon

S04E13
Fear of the Unholy
- Directed by John Dahl
- Written by Aurin Squire, Sarah Acosta

S04E12
Fear of the Other
- Directed by Sam Hoffman
- Written by Dewayne Darian Jones, Louisa Hill

S04E11
Fear of the Future
- Directed by Robert King
- Written by Robert King, Anju Andre-Bergmann

S04E10
How to Survive a Storm
- Directed by John Dahl
- Written by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Anju Andre-Bergmann

S04E09
How to Build a Chatbot
- Directed by Fong-Yee Yap
- Written by Erica Larson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Robert King
Creator

Michelle King
Showrunner
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Davita Scarlett
Executive producer

Rockne S. O'Bannon
Executive producer

Liz Glotzer
Executive producer
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Nialla LeBouef
Writer

Aurin Squire
Writer

Ione Lloyd
Writer
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Erica Larson
Writer
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Anju Andre-Bergmann
Writer
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Sarah Acosta
Writer
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Dewayne Darian Jones
Writer
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Oneika Barrett
Writer
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Louisa Hill
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Davita ScarlettExecutive Producer
- Aurin SquireProducer
- Robert KingExecutive Producer
- Rockne S. O'BannonExecutive Producer
- Robyn-Alain FeldmanProducer
- Liz GlotzerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Davita ScarlettWriter
- Nialla LeBouefWriter
- Aurin SquireWriter
- Robert KingWriter
- Ione LloydWriter
- Erica LarsonWriter
Direction
- Stacey K. BlackDirector
- Sam HoffmanDirector
- Ron UnderwoodDirector
- Michael ZinbergDirector
- Joe MenendezDirector
- Rob HardyDirector
Cinematography
- Petr HlinomazDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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