Lucy Lawless Joins Cast of Starz 'Evil Dead' TV Adaption

Lucy Lawless has been cast opposite Bruce Campbell in the Starz TV followup to the “Evil Dead” film franchise, “Ash vs. Evil Dead.”

Lawless, best known for her starring role in “Xena: Warrior Princess,” will play the role of mysterious Ruby, who believes Campbell’s Ash is the source of recent “Evil” outbreaks. She joins Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo and Jill Marie Jones.

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“Ash vs. Evil Dead” is not the first Starz series for Lawless. The actress starred as Lucretia on “Spartacus” from 2010 to 2012.

Filming on “Ash vs. Evil Dead” is slated to begin this spring and 10 half-hour episodes premiere on Starz later in 2015. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who also worked on “Xena,” executive produce, and Raimi will direct the first episode, which he cowrote with Ivan Raimi.

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"Chev & Bev" -- Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo (ABC Studios, Kapital Entertainment)
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"Delores & Jermaine" - Whoopi Goldberg (3 Arts, ABC Studios)
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"Criminal Minds" Spinoff - Gary Sinise (ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios, The Mark Gordon Company)
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"Untitled Dana Klein Pilot" - Jenna Elfman and Matt Letscher (Kapital Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television)
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"Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Your 20's" - Meaghan Rath (Jackal Group, 20th Century Fox Television)
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"The Grinder" - Rob Lowe (20th Century Fox Television Studios)
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"Telenovela" - Eva Longoria (Universal Television and Unbelievable Entertainment)
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"Heroes Reborn" - Jack Coleman (NBC/Universal Television)
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"Frankenstein" - Adhir Kalyan (20th Century Fox Television)
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"Love is a Four Letter Word" - Brian Tee (20th Century Fox and Fabrik)
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"Dr. Ken" - Ken Jeong, Albert Tsai and Dave Foley (Sony Television, ABC Studios)
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"Irreversible" - Justin Long (Reshet TV, Sony Pictures Television, Fedora Entertainment)
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"Family Fortune" - Annie Potts, Fortune Feimster and John Carrol Lynch (Universal Television, 3 Arts)
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"Life in Pieces" - Colin Hanks and Betsy Brandt (Kapital Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television)
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"Taxi-22" - John Leguizamo (CBS Television Studios)
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"Supergirl" - Melissa Benoist and Mehcad Brooks (Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television)
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"Fantasy Life " - Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kevin Connolly, and Vanessa Williams (20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts)
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"Scream Queens" - Jamie Lee Curtis , Joe Manganiello, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele (20th Century Fox Television)
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"Doubt" - Laverne Cox and Dule Hill (CBS TV Studios)
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"Untitled Monica Potter Pilot" - Monica Potter (Warner Bros. Television, A Very Good Production)
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"Go Jerrod Go" - Jerrod Carmichael (Universal Television)
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"Mix" - Camille Guaty and Myles Caldwell (Warner Bros Television)
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"Boom" - Don Johnson, Scott Michael Foster, Chase Crawford (ABC Studios)
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"Broad Squad" - Charlotte Spencer (ABC Studios, Fake Empire)
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"Quantico" - Tate Ellington and Graham Rogers (ABC Studios)
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"Uncle Buck" - Mike Epps and Nia Long (Will Packer Television, Universal Television, ABC Studios)
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Untitled NBA Comedy - Ving Rhames, Skyler Astin, Blondy Baruti (Mandalay Sports Media, Kapital Entertainment, Rhode Island Ave. Productions, ABC Studios)
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"The Adversaries" - Terry O'Quinn (ABC Studios)
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"The Catch" - Mireille Enos (Shondaland, ABC Studios)
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The Family - Zach Gilford, Liam James (Mandeville Television, ABC Studios)
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Runner - Paula Patton (20th Century Fox Television)
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L.A. Crime - Erika Christiensen (ABC Studios)
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Cordon - David Gyasi, Chris Wood (My So-Called Company, Eyeworks, Warner Bros. Television)
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Cheerleader Death Squad - Gia Mantegna (CBS Television Studios)
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48 Hours 'Til Monday - Jane Curtin, Rob Riggle, Malcom-Jamal Warner, Sarah Chalke (Universal Television, TBD Productions)
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Super Clyde - Charlie McDermott and Diane Guerrero (CBS Television Studios, Amigos de Garcia)
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Grandpa - John Stamos and Josh Peck (ABC Studios)
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Unt. Aseem Batra - Christine Woods and Michael Cassidy (Universal Television, Russo Bros. Productions)
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Untitled Judah Miller Project - Megan Hilty, Tony Rock, Erfren Ramirez, Mary Lynn Rajskub (20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts)
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The 46 Percenters - Angela Kinsey, Ian Gomez, Jason Antoon, Nazneen Contractor (Warner Bros. Television, Gavin&Roxie&Hap Productions)
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Untitled Johnny Knoxville Project - Johnny Knoxville, Julie Ann Emery (3 Arts, ABC Studios)
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