Evil Season 4 Review: A Chilling, Compelling Start To The Final Season Of TV's Best Horror Drama (2025)

Rare is the series that walks a fine line between humor, horror, religion, science, and the supernatural. Evil has been walking that line — and sometimes even erasing it altogether — breathtakingly well since season 1. So it’s no surprise that Evil season 4, the show’s last, continues that trend and builds upon all that came before without missing a single step. There’s still the case-of-the-week format, but the overarching narrative is never forgotten about. The way the story is handled is never underwhelming and always surprising, proving Robert and Michelle King are still at the top of their game.

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Release Date

2019 - 2023

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CBS, Paramount

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Michelle King

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  Katja Herbers

  Kristen Bouchard

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  Mike Colter

  David Acosta

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Evil is a psychological mystery series that follows a skeptical forensic psychologist, Kristen Bouchard, who teams up with a Catholic priest-in-training and a tech expert to investigate purportedly supernatural incidents. The series delves into complex themes of religion, science, and the nature of evil through its deeply layered narrative and character development. The show stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi.

Pros & Cons

• Evil season 4 builds upon its stories without losing steam
• The overarching narrative doesn't overshadow the intimacy of the character development
• The storylines and case-of-the-week episodes continue to be compelling
• The thrills and chills come with personal stakes for the characters

Evil Season 4 Delivers Compelling Storylines

All while tying its various plot together

Evil season 3 ended with Kristen (Katja Herbers) finding out that her missing egg was implanted in another woman’s womb, and Leland (Michael Emerson) is the father. Kristen’s reaction to that is not what you’d expect, though it makes sense once she has a moment to dissect what’s happening. Season 4 picks up that plot thread and things get a bit bonkers, as Sheryl (Christine Lahti) — whose motivations are still rather unclear, which makes her quite the frustrating character — attempts to climb the corporate ladder only to hit her head on the glass ceiling (quite literally).

David (Mike Colter) is ever the kind priest who’s still struggling morally with the Vatican secret service, while Ben (Aasif Mandvi) begins seeing a taunting jinn after being hit by an ion beam during a particle accelerator investigation. The weekly cases keep Evil grounded, but the emerging storylines slowly begin to swirl and coalesce as season 4 builds toward the looming apocalypse. What’s fascinating here is that there are no wild catastrophes or sudden and extreme weather to signal the end; rather, Evil posits that the horror of what’s to come is as normal and as average as everyday life.

It’s that particular element that makes the series so gripping, even as it teeters between the science and the supernatural, the routine of daily life and the most extraordinary of circumstances. Evil keeps us guessing while delivering intriguing and compelling subplots that teach us more about the characters, their views of the world, and their reactions to the often bizarre situations they find themselves in.

The human emotions — the triggers, traumas, and humor — at the center of the series are what kept me hooked to the story. Each of the main characters has their own plot, but they remain central as a team despite the secrets they hold close to their chests. Kristen’s story is especially interesting simply because she’s balancing so much. Her husband, Andy (Patrick Brammall) and her four daughters, as well as dealing with her mother’s betrayal and Leland being the father of her biological son. There’s a lot of stress, and Kristen acts in peculiar, yet understandable, and sometimes funny, ways.

Evil Season 4 Maintains An Intimate Story Amidst The Antichrist’s Arrival

Even at its most outrageous, Evil season 4’s focus on its three leads gives the series an intimacy that would have otherwise been overshadowed by the expansion of the supernatural elements of the story. What Kristen, David, and Ben are going through is front and center throughout the first episodes of season 4 (which were provided for review), and that makes everything more personal. The world could be ending, and the antichrist is allegedly here, but none of it would mean anything without personal stakes for the characters. It makes the season all the more harrowing and disconcerting.

Evil might be concerned with the bigger picture, but only as it pertains to the human aspects. It blurs the line between beliefs and facts, but it also shows how three people — each with different perspectives — can develop and grow individually and together. To that end, season 4 challenges Kristen, David, and Ben in new ways, while pushing them to rely on each other. Trust is crucial as they tangle with the most unsettling of things, real and perhaps imagined, in their lives. Leland will try to raise the antichrist, but even he’ll have unexpected hurdles that are hilariously average.

There are still thrills and chills to be had, certainly, and Evil season 4 truly ramps up the disturbing elements. One particular scene in episode 4 had me clutching my pillow so hard due to its intensity. At the same time, I wondered if the showrunners would actually go all the way with the scenario they presented. I'm continuously amazed with the way Evil leads us down one path and offers a unique outcome than what we’re expecting. It keeps things fresh. And despite season 4 being its last, Evil will remain the number one horror drama to watch.