![evil tv pilot evil tv pilot](https://bilder.wunschliste.de/epg/epg-archiv/2021/01/28/6a16a3a80e3492493f4823c9760a0b369426db54_b.jpg)
I said yes to the show cause it sounded good, I got the pilot script, here we go, I shot it, and we were off to the races. So Robert King and Michelle King have not sat you down and said, "Hey, here's the endgame for Leland, here's the truth." You're putting yourself in the hands of the mystery right now? And I don't even know what the real deal is, but we're having a blast with it. And both of them, depending on your belief system, feel very real. Or you can tell me he's just a psychopath who has a grand plan.
#EVIL TV PILOT FULL#
The writing on Evil is so good because you can tell me Leland is the scourge of hell, literally full of satanic power. It's like, oh no, what are they trying to get this person to do? Or what are our dilemmas? Like you have a bad seed child, what do you do about it? Or we get to see a character, like my character, out there encouraging people to make terrible choices. I think it works on a horror level because they're careful with it, but it's good. I think there's going to be a lot of kids who watch it and feel like, oh man, this feels just wrong enough to be exciting. I mean, growing up, I loved shows that felt just beyond the edge of what I should be watching. I mean, I have teenage nephews and they cover their eyes at some places, but mainly from being scared, not from being sensory overloaded. And I think your characterization of ours is apt. Were you are Hannibal fan? Did you watch that? That perfect combination of Law and Order and grisly horror. Whenever I recommend Evil, I say it's like a version of Hannibal you can watch with your parents.
![evil tv pilot evil tv pilot](https://media.wired.com/photos/59329b6352d99d6b984dfb81/master/w_660,c_limit/3_percent_660.jpg)
So, let's just go ahead and tell the story.Ībsolutely. Yeah, let's not soft pedal the dark side of human nature, certainly in linguistic terms. It feels right for a show that deals with this subject matter. We were always saying fricking this and fricking that, and now we're doing it right. Yeah, I've definitely noticed the language! Have you personally recorded any ADR profanity? So suddenly it can be a little more profane, a little sexier, a little more violent, all of that. Partly that a lot of people have come to the show streaming and also because the rules of the game with a streaming network are more liberal than we ever had with CBS. But I think this worked in our favor in a couple of ways. What do I want to say? To change platforms or to change networks. Whereas, they see a streaming show and they say, "Oh, that's exciting." A lot of the people who would embrace what Evil is see CBS and they have a picture in their mind of what a traditional network produces. I feel like Paramount+ is the right home for it. We're still here and I guess we're going to do a third season. Because this doesn't seem to be the most natural fit for CBS primetime. During the first season, I thought, oh, cross our fingers. It helped find an audience and sort of cement an audience for it. It may have something to do with it streaming on Netflix during the pandemic. With the first season, it seemed a little quiet at first and suddenly, overnight, Evil became the show everyone is talking about. I think Evil is terrific, and I think it snuck up on people. They're all crewed up in Austin.īut you're here to talk about Evil. I know a lot of actors are there and they have agents and everything. There's a fair number of movies and webisodes and stuff being shot there now. It's coming on as a sort of a film center. I know so many actors, filmmakers, musicians down here. My sister lived there for many years and we had more fun per night in Austin than any city I've ever been in. So I've got to ask, because I am a Texan, how do you know Austin? I recently spoke with Emerson about his work on Evil, how not knowing his character's truth helps his performance, what it's like to act alongside a giant demonic goat, and yes, that famous "You guys got any milk?" scene from Lost.īut before we get to all of that: Emerson recognized my area code, so we broke the ice chatting about Austin, Texas, where I reside.