Stan Against Evil
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{{Infobox television
| image = StanAgainstEvil.png
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| genre = Comedy horror
| creator = Dana Gould
| starring = John C. McGinley
Janet Varney
Nate Mooney
Deborah Baker Jr.
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| endtheme =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 24
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Dana Gould
- Tom Lassally
- Frank Scherma
- Justin Wilkes
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Ed Tapia
- John C. McGinley
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| cinematography =
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
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| channel = IFC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|10|31}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2018|11|21}}
}}
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. A second season aired during November 2017 and a third in October and November 2018.
On January 25, 2019, Gould announced IFC had officially cancelled the series.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3543318/creator-dana-gould-confirms-ifc-cancelled-stan-evil/|title=Creator Dana Gould Confirms That IFC Has Cancelled "Stan Against Evil"|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=January 25, 2019|access-date=January 28, 2019}}
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 crotchety former sheriff, teams up with his replacement, Evie Barrett, to defend the town from the supernatural.
Cast and characters
=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===
- Morgana Ignis as Stella Stanas, The Baphomet, Ida Putnam, Haurus, Aged Priscilla
- Danielle Phelan as Karen
- Denise Boutte as Lara Bouchard
- Dana Gould as Kevin Cougar Mellencamp (no relation), the gravedigger
- Randall Newsome as Constable Eccles
- Grace DeAmicis as Grace, Evie's daughter
Episodes
{{Series overview
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|link1 = #Season 1 (2016)
|episodes1 = 8
|start1 = {{Start date|2016|10|31}}
|end1 = {{End date|2016|11|23}}
|color2 = #2E5732
|link2 = #Season 2 (2017)
|episodes2 = 8
|start2 = {{Start date|2017|11|1}}
|end2 = {{End date|2017|11|22}}
|color3 = #F68D22
|link3 = #Season 3 (2018)
|episodes3 = 8
|start3 = {{Start date|2018|10|31}}
|end3 = {{End date|2018|11|21}}
}}
=Season 1 (2016)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Dig Me Up, Dig Me Down
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|31}}
|ShortSummary = An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.
|ProdCode = 101
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Know, Know, Know Your Goat
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|2}}
|ShortSummary = Stan's daughter Denise goes blueberry picking and comes home with a pet goat that turns out to be The Baphomet, an ancient, goat-based demon who wants both Stan and Denise dead. All because someone wanted blueberries.
|ProdCode = 102
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Let Your Love Groan
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|9}}
|ShortSummary = Stan, Evie and Denise go speed dating and suddenly find themselves involved with their perfect match. Only they also find themselves growing weak and rapidly aging. Even Denise, whose perfect match was a pot-bellied pig named Murgatroyd.
|ProdCode = 103
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Life Orr Death
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Guy Busick & Ryan Murphy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|9}}
|ShortSummary = Evie attempts to rescue Stan's prized possession, his Bobby Orr hockey stick, from the church donation pile, only to find herself transported into the spirit world where she too, is on trial for witchcraft.
|ProdCode = 104
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Ouija Bored
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|16}}
|ShortSummary = A strange crop of flowers starts growing in town and each bloom brings a new supernatural horror.
|ProdCode = 106
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = I'm Gleaning My Coven
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Susan Burke
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|16}}
|ShortSummary = Denise gets mixed up with a group of goth kids who come to town hoping to contact a demon. Unfortunately, they succeed, and Denise finds herself possessed by the demon, creating a tricky situation for Stan.
|ProdCode = 105
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Spider Walk With Me
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould & Sam Boyd
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = A stranger shows up at Stan's door asking to see his late wife's collection of mystical artifacts but Stan and the girls deny its existence. Once outside, he's attacked by a giant man-spider.
|ProdCode = 107
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Level Boss
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = A mysterious girl runs out into the street forcing Evie to swerve into a fatal car accident. Season Finale.
|ProdCode = 108
|LineColor = AE1C26
}}
}}
=Season 2 (2017)=
{{Episode table |background=#2E5732 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |prodcode= |country=US |viewers= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Black Hat Society Part 1
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|1}}
|ShortSummary = Stan meets descendants of a Wiccan coven, the Black Hat Society.
|ProdCode = 201
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Black Hat Society Part 2
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|1}}
|ShortSummary = Stan can travel back in time to save Evie, but she will forever be a ghost unless they can get rid of someone else from the past.
|ProdCode = 202
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Curse of the Werepony
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Guy Busick & Ryan Murphy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|8}}
|ShortSummary = Evie discovers having a horse can be deadly after her ex-husband buys a pony for their daughter. Guest starring David Koechner and Steven Ogg.
|ProdCode = 203
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Girls' Night
|DirectedBy = Justin Nijm & Jack Bishop
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|8}}
|ShortSummary = When the bachelor on a TV dating show hypnotizes Evie, and the same man bets on Stan's life, they all become prey to a murderous game of fate. Guest starring Jeffrey Combs.
|ProdCode = 204
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The Eyes of Evie Barret
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Bob Nickman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|15}}
|ShortSummary = Evie buys an antique ring and starts dreaming of killing people who turn up dead. Leon also kills a dude.
|ProdCode = 205
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Hex Marks the Tot
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Susan Burke
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|15}}
|ShortSummary = Denise takes a nanny job for a demon baby who feeds off her affection. Kevin gets beaten up by a baby.
|ProdCode = 206
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Mirror Mirror
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Robert Cohen & Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|22}}
|ShortSummary = Stan summons a spirit to help him travel back in time to save Claire. In the process, an evil replica is created.
|ProdCode = 207
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = A Hard Day's Night
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|22}}
|ShortSummary = Stan travels back in time to save Claire and he succeeds, but dies in the process, forcing Evie to go back and save him; Leon loses his head over a new girl.
|ProdCode = 208
|LineColor = 2E5732
}}
}}
=Season 3 (2018)=
{{Episode table |background=#F68D22 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |prodcode= |country=US |viewers= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Hell Is What You Make It
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|31}}
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary = After Evie is arrested for murder and committed to a psychiatric hospital, Stan tries to rescue her but everyone sees him as demon. Stan discovers a possible way to free the souls that were cursed by Constable Eccles. Guest starring Terrence C. Carson.
|ProdCode = 301
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = The Hex Files
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|31}}
|ShortSummary = During an investigation of the Black Hat Society, two eerily familiar investigators arrive. Stan continues his search for the bigger evil ally that can defeat Constable Eccles.
|ProdCode = 302
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Larva My Life
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|7}}
|ShortSummary = A disgraced performer disrupts the peace in Willard's Mill. Evie's ex comes back to town and transforms into a caterpillar monster and terrorizes the town.
|ProdCode = 303
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Demon Who Came in From the Heat
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Guy Busick & Ryan Murphy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|7}}
|ShortSummary = Willard's Mill is terrorized by a murderous hitchhiker. Stan befriends a demon and tries to find the spell that will free the souls captured by Constable Eccles. Guest starring Scott Adsit.
|ProdCode = 304
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Nubbin but Trouble
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Mike Mendez
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|14}}
|ShortSummary = An evil puppet murders an antique store owner and begins to summon spirits from hell. Stan's home brew has a debilitating side effect.
|ProdCode = 305
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Vampire Creek
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Kandice Martellaro
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|14}}
|ShortSummary = After Denise wins a fake contest, she becomes trapped in the fictional world of Vampire Creek. Stan, Evie and Kevin must rescue her before she is turned into a vampire.
|ProdCode = 306
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Intensive Scare Unit
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Dana Gould & Matt Weinhold
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|21}}
|ShortSummary = Stan goes for a prostate exam but must escape when the hospital turns demonic.
|ProdCode = 307
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Stan Against Evie
|DirectedBy = Robert Cohen
|WrittenBy = Jessica Conrad
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|21}}
|ShortSummary = Haurus demands Stan kill Evie in return for killing Constable Eccles and ending the curse on Willard's Mill; another demon tells Stan how to defeat Haurus but the cost could be high.
|ProdCode = 308
|LineColor = F68D22
}}
}}
Production
On February 22, 2016, the series was picked up for an eight episode first season,{{cite web|author=Cynthia Littleton |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ifc-hank-azaria-brockmire-dana-gould-comedy-series-1201711803/ |title=IFC Orders Comedy Series From Hank Azaria, Dana Gould |website=Variety |date=February 22, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}} which began filming in June 2016 in Atlanta,{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url= https://deadline.com/2016/04/john-c-mcginley-star-stan-against-evil-ifc-series-1201739652/ |title=John C. McGinley To Topline IFC Comedy-Horror Series 'Stan Against Evil' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 18, 2016 |access-date=October 31, 2016}} and premiered on October 31, 2016, on IFC.{{cite web|last=Haithman |first=Diane |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/tca-stan-against-evil-series-premiere-november-2-john-c-mcginley-1201796118/ |title=TCA: 'Stan Against Evil' Gets Premiere Date Of November 2, 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 31, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Petski |first=Denise |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/stan-against-evil-trailer-john-c-mcginley-ifc-1201832621/ |title=[WATCH] 'Stan Against Evil' Trailer: Something Amiss In Willard's Mill |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}} On December 13, 2016, IFC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on November 1, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/stan-against-evil-renewed-season-2-ifc-1201869710/|title='Stan Against Evil' Renewed For Season 2 By IFC|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 14, 2016}} In January 2018, it was announced that IFC had renewed the series for a third season.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='Stan Against Evil' Renewed For Season 3 By IFC|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/stan-against-evil-renewed-season-3-ifc-1202242220/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 12, 2018|date=January 12, 2018}} The third season premiered on October 31, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/stan-against-evil-season-3-premiere-date-and-guest-stars.html|title=Maria Bamford, Scott Adsit, and More to Appear on Stan Against Evil Season 3|last=Wright|first=Megh|website=Vulture|access-date=August 31, 2018|language=en}}
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."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stan_against_evil/s01 |title=Stan Against Evil: Season 1 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 22, 2017}} On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/stan-against-evil |title=Stan Against Evil - Season 1 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=October 22, 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20181231175451/https://www.ifc.com/shows/stan-against-evil}}
- {{IMDb title|5722214}}
{{IFC programming}}
Category:2016 American television series debuts
Category:2018 American television series endings
Category:2010s American horror comedy television series
Category:2010s American supernatural television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:IFC (American TV channel) original programming
Category:Television shows filmed in Atlanta