Stan Against Evil

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Stan Against Evil
File:StanAgainstEvil.png
Genre Comedy horror
Created by Dana Gould
Starring John C. McGinley
Janet Varney
Nate Mooney
Deborah Baker Jr.
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 24 (list of episodes)
Production
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  • Dana Gould
  • Tom Lassally
  • Frank Scherma
  • Justin Wilkes
Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Ed Tapia
  • John C. McGinley
Running time 22 minutes
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Release
Original network IFC
Picture format 16:9 HDTV
Original release October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31) –
November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)
External links
Official website

Stan Against Evil is an American comedy horror television series created by Dana Gould. The series stars John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Nate Mooney, and Deborah Baker Jr. The series premiered on IFC on October 31, 2016. Season two aired during November 2017 and season three in October and November 2018. On January 25, 2019, series creator Dana Gould announced IFC had officially cancelled the series.[1]

Premise

A New Hampshire town built on the site of a massive witch burning is haunted by demons, spirits, and witches, that all hate the authorities responsible for their demise, and those of their ilk. Stan Miller, the former sheriff, teams up with Evie Barrett, the new sheriff to defend the town from the supernatural.

Cast and characters

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McGinley and Varney at a panel for Stan Against Evil at the 2017 Comic-Con International

Main

  • John C. McGinley as Stanley Miller, the former sheriff who is forced to resign after a violent outburst at his wife's funeral
  • Janet Varney as Evie Barret, the new sheriff of the town and a single mom
  • Nate Mooney as Deputy Leon Drinkwater
  • Deborah Baker Jr. as Denise Miller, Stan's daughter

Recurring

  • Mick Ignis as Stella Stanas
  • Danielle Phelan as Karen
  • Denise Boutte as Lara Bouchard
  • Dana Gould as Kevin, the gravedigger
  • Randall Newsome as Constable Eccles
  • Grace DeAmicis as Grace, Evie's daughter

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31) November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
2 8 November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01) November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)
3 8 October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31) November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 US viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Dig Me Up, Dig Me Down" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Dana Gould October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31) 101 0.181[2]
2 2 "Know, Know, Know Your Goat" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Dana Gould November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02) 102 0.143[3]
3 3 "Let Your Love Groan" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Jessica Conrad November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) 103 0.213[4]
4 4 "Life Orr Death" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Guy Busick & Ryan Murphy November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) 104 0.220[4]
5 5 "I'm Gleaning My Coven" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Susan Burke November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) 105 0.138[5]
6 6 "Ouija Bored" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Jessica Conrad November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) 106 0.137[5]
7 7 "Spider Walk With Me" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Dana Gould & Sam Boyd November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) 107 0.244[6]
8 8 "Level Boss" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Jessica Conrad November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) 108 0.212[6]

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 US viewers
(millions)
9 1 "Black Hat Society Part 1" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Dana Gould November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01) 201 0.152[7]
10 2 "Black Hat Society Part 2" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Dana Gould November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01) 202 0.176[7]
11 3 "Curse of the Werepony" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Guy Busick & Ryan Murphy November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08) 203 0.155[8]
12 4 "Girls' Night" Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop Jessica Conrad November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08) 204 0.162[8]
13 5 "The Eyes of Evie Barret" Robert Cohen Bob Nickman November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) 205 0.182[9]
14 6 "Hex Marks the Tot" Robert Cohen Susan Burke November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) 206 0.181[9]
15 7 "Mirror Mirror" Robert Cohen Robert Cohen & Dana Gould November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22) 207 0.189[10]
16 8 "A Hard Day's Night" Robert Cohen Jessica Conrad November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22) 208 0.173[10]

Season 3 (2018)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 US viewers
(millions)
17 1 "Hell Is What You Make It" Robert Cohen Dana Gould October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31) 301 N/A
18 2 "The Hex Files" Robert Cohen Jessica Conrad October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31) 302 0.110[11]
19 3 "Larva My Life" Robert Cohen Dana Gould November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) 303 0.101[12]
20 4 "Demon Who Came in From the Heat" Robert Cohen Guy Busick & Ryan Murphy November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) 304 0.088[12]
21 5 "Nubbin but Trouble" Robert Cohen Mike Mendez November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) 305 0.147[13]
22 6 "Vampire Creek" Robert Cohen Kandice Martellaro November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) 306 0.128[13]
23 7 "Intensive Scare Unit" Robert Cohen Dana Gould & Matt Weinhold November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) 307 0.178[14]
24 8 "Stan Against Evie" Robert Cohen Jessica Conrad November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) 308 0.141[14]

Production

On February 22, 2016, the series was picked up for an eight episode first season,[15] which began filming in June 2016 in Atlanta,[16] and premiered on October 31, 2016, on IFC.[17][18] On December 13, 2016, IFC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on November 1, 2017.[19] In January 2018, it was announced that IFC had renewed the series for a third season.[20] The third season premiered on October 31, 2018.[21]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the first season has a 67% approval rating with an average rating of 5.24/10 based on 12 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Stan Against Evil is a light, gruesome horror-comedy with a fun premise, but the series has yet to solidify its tone and characters."[22] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[23]

References

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