It's time for one last round, Evil fans, and the best is yet to come. The fourth and final season of the psychological drama will begin streaming on Paramount+ this week, and series stars Mike Colter , Katja Herbers and Aasif Mandvi tease that viewers have a lot to look forward to. Billed as a psychological mystery, Evil aims to examine the origins of evil along the dividing line between science and religion.
Season 4, which was originally announced in July 2022 , consists of 14 episodes that follow the cast as they investigate the origins of evil and the church’s unexplained mysteries including demonic possession. "Kristen, David and Ben continue to assess cases that involve wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches and an evil relic," the official description of the new season reads. In February, it was announced that season 4 would be the show's final season , and production was given four bonus episodes to wrap up the story.
Colter tells ET that show creators and writers, Robert and Michelle King, took that time to use "the best parts" of what they originally intended for future seasons to create a series finale. "They like to have time to really process where they're gonna go and I don't think they like to be rushed," Colter adds. "[When] we found out we were coming to an end, they had a few months, and I think Robert had to come up with the best parts of what he had intended on doing for the next t.