Katja HerbersandMike Colterare both excited aboutEvilmoving from CBS to Paramount+ for season 2.
“It really makes sense,” says Colter, who plays priest-in-training David Acosta.
“We have a little more creative freedom there.
Katja Herbers and Mike Colter on ‘Evil’.Elizabeth Fisher/CBS
We’ll be able to reach a bigger audience.”
“I feel like the show is more fit for streaming.
We had our Netflix run last year, which was so successful.
Katja Herbers on ‘Evil’.Elizabeth Fisher/CBS
And season 2 will be push the show’s limits even more.
“And I think the second season is going to be even more that.
The Kings, they just write such crazy, interesting, fun story lines for all of us.
Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers on ‘Evil’.Elizabeth Fisher/CBS
I think it’s going to be a pretty wild ride.”
According to Colter, season 2 builds more steadily than the first.
“Now we’re going in a very methodical path of 1, 2, 3, 4…
I feel like we’re shifting a little smoother.
I feel like we’re accelerating a little smoother.
It’s just a subtle shift every episode.”
Herbers is especially excited about Kristen’s arc.
The first season ended with a truly shocking twist:Kristen murdered a serial killerwho was threatening her family.
Afterward a cross burned her hand, implying that she’s been corrupted.
Is she actually possessed by a demon, or is this just a physical reaction from her guilty conscience?
That’s one of the main questions driving the second season.
“She’s not lying awake thinking that she did the wrong thing.
“It’s going to develop over the course of the season.
But I think it’s going to start come out in different ways.”
Herbers isn’t approaching her performance from the perspective that Kristen is possessed.
“So I just tried to never play that, but I was asked to play that.
But I would always approach it from a psychological standpoint.
That has implications for their relationship because the two characters are clearly attracted to each other.
“David and Kristen are playing with fire,” Colter says.
“I think David and Kristen are both adventure seekers.
How close can they get to the flame?
And then when David finds out, that was a whole other thing.”
David’s ordination is also approaching quickly, which further complicates matters.
David is not certain,” says theLuke Cagealum, referencing David’s rowdy past.
Leland claims he’s possessed, but they aren’t sure whether they believe him.
Is this what’s really going on?
And what does it mean?'”
Evilseason 2 premieres Sunday on Paramount+.
