27 Hottest New TV Shows Coming In 2015

By Simon Gallagher /

8. Ash Vs Evil Dead

Showing: TBA How could you not be utterly sold on the idea of The Evil Dead coming back as it was always intended, and in a long format that will allow for even more character development and more complex plots. Okay, so maybe character development will be a bit alien in the grand history of the franchise, but more screentime means more Ash and more of some of the best zombies ever committed to screen. Rather ingeniously, it's already been revealed what the show will focus on by Bruce Campbell himself: "Ash has survivor€™s guilt. You could have a heyday with his PTSD. He€™s a war vet. He continues being a trash-talking know-it-all who doesn't really know anything. He€™s the ultimate anti-hero. He€™s kind of an idiot, but man, if I had to go to battle, I€™d want to be next to that guy, because he€™ll bring it if he has to." How could you not love that? The idea of an irreverent zombie flick with Raimi and Campbell reunited is just about the best news genre fans could have heard for a long old time. The Selling Point: Sam Raimi returning to his roots is about as big a deal as there is in TV this year. The Concerns: The rule of diminishing returns/ the cross-over issue/ nostalgia being a better idea than it ever is in execution... The choices are sadly many, but the pay-off could be brilliant.