Ash vs Evil Dead ended last week after three crazy, bloody awesome seasons that greatly expanded the mythos of the
Evil Dead franchise. However, the initial plan was for the show to receive a fourth season, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell working on developing a season 4 right up until the official cancellation. And the series finale leaves the story fairly open-ended, serving as almost a fresh beginning for the franchise.
At the end of the finale "The Mettle of Man," Ash wakes up in a post-apocalyptic future where the outside world is unrecognizable and quite hostile. However, he is not alone as he is aided by Lexx, a robotic badass who is aligned with the Knights of Sumeria. Even though Ash had defeated the demon Kandar, Lexx informs him that the Dark Ones are still present and roaming the Earth.
According to
Bloody Disgusting, season 4 would have resembled a cross between
Mad Max and
Fallout, except with robots and deadites. While the final moments of the series finale certainly showed how badass a fourth season could have looked, this post-apocalyptic take on
Evil Dead was actually teased in the original ending of
Army of Darkness, when Ash wakes up a century after he was supposed to when traveling back from his Sumerian adventures.
With the series ending on an open-ended note, fans have been clamoring for Netflix to revive the show and give us a fourth season of
Ash vs Evil Dead. Unfortunately, Bruce Campbell appears to have
officially retired from portraying Ash Williams, citing that after 39 years it was time to move on. While Campbell notes that Ash is as much a concept as a person, the future of the
Evil Dead franchise is certainly in doubt.
Check out some badass photos of Ash in the post-apocalyptic future with his groovy Delta, Lexx, and producer Rob Tapert and finale director Rick Jacobson: