‘Evil Dead Burn’ Gets HBO Max Exclusive Streaming Premiere Date — SkimNews
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- Evil Dead Burn will make its global streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max on Friday, October 2, roughly three months after its July 10 U.S. theatrical release.
- HBO linear will premiere the film on Saturday, October 3, at 8 p.m. ET, preceded by special showings of Fede Álvarez's Evil Dead (2013) and Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise (2023).
- Sébastien Vaniček directed Evil Dead Burn and co-wrote it with Florent Bernard; the cast includes Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand and Maude Davey.
- Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi produced the film, with Bruce Campbell, Romel Adam, Sarah Spurway, Jose Cañas and Lee Cronin serving as executive producers.
- Evil Dead Rise (2023) scored $147M globally, the franchise's most recent commercial benchmark before Burn.
- Evil Dead Wrath from Francis Galluppi is already slated for 2028, signaling continued franchise expansion under Raimi/Tapert stewardship.
Why it matters: The October 2 HBO Max exclusive date gives Evil Dead Burn a streaming window about three months after its July 10 theatrical bow, while the same-night marathons of the 2013 and 2023 entries turn the linear debut into a franchise onboarding event — and the 2028 Wrath announcement confirms the property remains an active theatrical franchise rather than a one-off reboot.
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