Evil Season 5 Gets "Sincere Talks" Update From Mike Colter 2 Years Later

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Colter is just as eager as viewers for Evil season 5 to happen.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe vet co-led the series as David Acosta, a Catholic seminarian-turned-priest who investigates a variety of purported supernatural and paranormal events along with forensic psychologist Dr. Kristen Bouchard and skeptical tech expert Ben Shakir. Created by The Good Wife's Robert and Michelle King, Evil scored consistent critical acclaim across its CBS and Paramount+ runs, with season 4 serving as the show's finale, though the cast and creators have remained hopeful to return for a fifth season.

Now, in an interview with ScreenRant's Tatiana Hullender for his new legal thriller Cupertino, Colter has addressed the chances of Evil season 5 happening. The star confirmed that he and the Kings, who are also the creators and showrunners of his new series, have continued to have conversations about bringing the horror series back, even specifying that there "were sincere talks" to expand their previous world.

However, while Colter expressed that he and his creators still miss the previous show, their commitment to Cupertino has made Evil season 5 a tricky one to pull off, particularly given they "are doing 20 episodes" of the new CBS series, thus taking up a good portion of their schedules:

Mike Colter: I think people who miss Evil don't understand that, as much as they miss it, we miss it more. Because we were doing it, we were creating it, and we helped bring these characters to life. We spent so much time with each other on set, and also just out in the world together, and we had so much fun. It's as hard for us to imagine that this is not going on as it is for the people who sometimes stop in and go, "Well, when is it going to be back?" We talked about whether there was any chance we could revisit and go back into that world, and there were sincere talks about it, and there was a real, clear way to do it. It's just that now the Kings are obviously dialed into Cupertino. So, I don't know that this will happen at this point, I just don't know.

The surprise cancellation of Evil after four seasons has not only left a bad taste in the mouths of fans of the horror series, but even in that of creator Robert King, who previously called the decision "stupid" and candidly said that "I don't f---ing understand" it. There were some discussions about the chances of Netflix acquiring the series to revive it, much in the way they did with Fox's Lucifer and NBC's Manifest, particularly as it was frequently a hit on the streamer, but the Kings debunked any plans to do so.

Instead, the creative pair were successful in getting four extra episodes from Paramount+ for Evil's final season, which they approached as an abbreviated season 5 to try and wrap up certain storylines. Though doing so in some capacity, the show notably ended with numerous open-ended plot points to be explored in a future season, namely Kristen hiding the demonic nature of her baby, Timothy, and relocating her family to Vatican City to resume the assessor program with Colter's David.

Earlier this year, Colter did offer some insight into some of the planned storylines the Kings had for the scrapped Evil season 5. From continuing the unique love triangle between David, Kristen and her estranged husband Andy, to expounding on David's growing supernatural abilities, the star was quite enthused about where the creative duo were going to take the series.

Despite his confirmation of there being genuine conversations about Evil season 5 being made, Colter citing Cupertino's schedule being a big hurdle for the horror show's return is proving even truer. As reviews are rolling out for the new legal thriller, the CBS show has secured a rare perfect 100% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, giving it a very promising chance at being a hit for the network that could see it renewed for a new season and keep the group busy.

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Evil is a psychological mystery series that follows a skeptical forensic psychologist, Kristen Bouchard, who teams up with a Catholic priest-in-training and a tech expert to investigate purportedly supernatural incidents. The series delves into complex themes of religion, science, and the nature of evil through its deeply layered narrative and character development. The show stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi.