Netflix would be the perfect home for Evil season 5, even star Katja Herbers agrees

We've got some bad news for the Evil fans out there. Despite getting renewed for a fourth season (and being one of the best horror shows around right now), Paramount+ has sadly chosen to end the show after its upcoming season, which will premiere sometime in May.

Even worse, the creatives on the show weren't planning on ending the series just yet, though Paramount+ was kind enough to order four additional episodes to allow showrunners Robert and Michelle King to wrap up the story.

However, a cancellation doesn't automatically mean it's the end of the road anymore. It's possible that Evil could get rescued by another platform, though the odds of that happening are still very slim.

Star Katja Herbers, who plays Kristen Bouchard, even took to X (formerly Twitter) to see if Netflix might be open to rescuing the show, though she has since deleted the post.

Per Deadline, she said, "We’re all super sad @paramountplus has decided season 4 is our last @netflix u up? Care to snatch up the goods??”

She also retweeted someone who was sad that streamers keep canceling "all of the best shows," indicating that the cancellation came as a shock to her and the others working on the show.

Why Netflix would be a great home for Evil

Even though Netflix doesn't save series as often as it used to (with some of the most famous examples being Lucifer, Manifest, The Killing, and Longmire), it would actually be the perfect home for Evil.

For starters, Netflix used to stream the show. It's how I watched the first season back in the day before moving to Paramount+ for the rest. Plus, Netflix seems to have a good relationship with Paramount+ and has even streamed some of the service's original series, like season 1 of School Spirits and the Kristen Bell comedy Queenpins.

Both of those were originally Paramount+ exclusives, but made their way to Netflix, meaning there is a precedent for that to happen. Not only that, but Netflix saved the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Prodigy recently, meaning the streaming service is clearly open to reviving Paramount+ castoffs.

In general, Netflix could use some more original horror content. Last year was really lacking on that front and 2024 doesn't have many horror shows lined up, especially now that Mike Flanagan has made a new deal with Amazon. Evil could do extremely well on Netflix.

It's always been a seriously underrated show, but it's a fantastic binge watch anchored by phenonemanl performances from Herbers and her co-stars, including Luke Cage himself Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, and Michael Emerson. I'll be crossing my fingers for a pick-up.