TV veteran Lucy Lawless is bringing her butt-kicking skills to Starz: The actress will play a lead role in upcoming horror-comedy series "Ash vs Evil Dead."
The show is a follow-up to the classic film series "The Evil Dead," and is shepherded by original director Sam Raimi, original star Bruce Campbell, and original producer Rob Tapert. Lawless is set to star as Ruby, described in the official press release as "a mysterious figure who is myopic in her quest to hunt down the source of the recent Evil outbreaks. The only problem: she believes that Ash (Bruce Campbell) is the cause of it all."
Lawless previously collaborated with Raimi and Tapert -- who are executive producing "Ash" alongside Campbell -- on fantasy series "Xena: Warrior Princess" (on which Campbell also cameoed) and "Spartacus," which also aired on Starz. She also made a memorable recent turn on NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation."
