Evil
2019
Original language: English
- crime
- drama
- mystery
The story
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.
What it’s like
Evil is a TV series with a tidy, procedural look: cool daylight in offices and apartments, a lot of New York street texture, and a palette that drifts between clean greys and the warm amber of churches and old rectories. Its camera tends toward measured two-shots and steady medium framing, with the occasional unsettling push-in when something uncanny surfaces, and its horror arrives through unnerving stillness and sudden sound design, a low drone, a distorted whisper, a silence that stretches too long, rather than through gore. The vibe is wry, investigative unease: part case-of-the-week, part slow-burn religious dread, with a dry, sceptical humour running under the tension. It suits a late-night watch alone, a weekend binge with the lights half on, or anyone who likes mysteries where the question is whether the explanation is psychological or spiritual. Violence is present but mostly off-screen or brief; there are possession scenes with thrashing and disturbing imagery, some grim deaths, and frequent frightening content, though little graphic gore and little sexual material. The three leads' arcs move from guarded scepticism and faith tested toward a fragile, hard-won trust. For viewers who want thoughtful, character-driven horror with a crime-drama spine.
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