Ending ‘Evil’: Paramount+ mystery series opens its final case
WHAT’S NEW ON PARAMOUNT+ “Evil” - Season 4
Investigate the extraordinary when the psychological mystery series, “Evil,” streams the premiere of its fourth and final season Thursday, May 23, on Paramount+. Looking into the origins of evil at the intersection of science and religion, the series centers on Kristen (Katja Herbers, “Westworld”), a skeptical clinical psychologist, as she teams up with a priest-in-training named David (Mike Colter, “Luke Cage”) and a technology contractor named Ben (Aasif Mandvi, “Million Dollar Arm,” 2014) to investigate supposed paranormal incidents such as miracles, demonic possessions and all kinds of other extraordinary occurrences. Now, as the series prepares to go out with a supernatural bang, Kristen, David and Ben explore cases that involve everything from “wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation,” to “a dance muse conjured by alleged witches and an evil relic” (per Paramount+). Meanwhile, Leland (Michael Emerson, “Person of Interest”) attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist, David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service and Ben is hit by an ion beam, causing him to see visions of a taunting jinn. But, at the end of it all, the trio will have to face down “one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up Evil in the modern world” (Paramount+). Also starring Kurt Fuller (“Psych”),Andrea Martin (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” 2002), Christine Lahti (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” 2019), Brooklyn Shuck (“Rise”), Skylar Gray (“Me, Myself and I”), Dalya Knapp (“She Said,” 2022) and new talent Maddy Crocco, “Evil” comes from creators Michelle and Robert King, the producing duo responsible for “The Good Wife,” “The Good Fight,” “BrainDead” and “Your Honor.”
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO “The 1% Club” — Season 1
Narrowing its contestants down to the very best and brightest, the new quiz show “The 1% Club” premieres Thursday, May 23, on Prime Video before making its linear cable debut Monday, June 3, on Fox. Hosted by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt (“The Sandman”), “The 1% Club,” based on the hit international format, takes obscure facts, finicky dates and reliance on a singular memory out of the equation. Instead, the name of the game is “applying logic, reasoning skills and common sense” to take home the win (per Prime Video). Starting out with 100 contestants, the number of players is “whittled down as they compete to make it to the end and answer a question only one per cent of the country can get right, in hopes of winning up to 100,000 dollars” (Prime Video). As described by Fox in a news release: “It’s a chance to test how your brain works through a series of questions that all have a right answer but can also lead to a series of entertaining wrong answers along the way. Whether you’re a contestant vying for the cash prize or a viewer playing with your friends and family on the app, answer enough questions correctly and you could earn yourself a place in the 1% Club: an elite group of people who can honestly say they’ve outwitted 99% of the population.” Created by Andy Auerbach (“Duck Quacks Don’t Echo”) and Dean Nabarro (“The Friday Night Project”), the series is showrun by Wes Kauble (“20Q”). Auerbach, Nabarro, Ryan O’Dowd (“Weakest Link”) and Krystal Whitney (“Meet the Peetes”) are executive producers.
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX “Mulligan” - Part 2
Start over with the animated comedy series “Mulligan,” debuting its second installment Friday, May 24, on Netflix. When Earth is destroyed by an alien attack in Season 1, a rag-tag band of survivors are forced to start society over again. Now, as the infant civilization continues to grow, bonds are strained and allegiances are tested as the grim realities of living in a primitive society start to sink in — including the horrors of not having plumbing, electricity or reliable food sources. As President Mulligan (Nat Faxon, “Loot”) and his band of survivors attempt to rebuild their society, “they’ll have to overcome feral cub scouts, a cruise ship with a deadly secret, and each other” (per Netflix). Co-created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means — both of “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” — the series also voice stars Dana Carvey (“Wayne’s World,” 1992), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), Phil LaMarr (“Futurama”), Sam Richardson (“Veep”), Chrissy Teigen (“The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” 2021) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”).