Aasif Mandvi Archives

Author Stephen King is stepping up his efforts to make Paramount+ rethink their decision to end Evil after four seasons taking to social media, short and to the point, to write, "Dear Paramount+: More EVIL, please." Already on his radar is creator Robert King, no relation, and star Katja Herbers, who initially tagged Robert in her initial post, "Stephen!!![...]

It's not a stretch to say the four-season journey of Evil felt a bit too short according to all who worked on the paranormal series, including stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi, who play Kristen Bouchard, David Acosta, and Ben Shakir, hired by the Catholic Church to investigate strange phenomena to determine any[...]

When Aasif Mandvi was cast as Ben Shakir, an atheist raised as a Muslim, a scientist, and an engineer at heart on Evil, he hadn't realized how much of himself he'd pour into the character, let alone how much empathy he developed for him A pragmatist, Ben brings his technical prowess to the team, which[...]

Aasif Mandvi has been working in Hollywood for over 35 years since his debut on TV's Miami Vice While mostly known for his comedic work, he's done far more than his share of drama, like his longest-running TV series Evil, currently in its final season, offering some levity and comedic sass to offset some of[...]

It's been a long journey for Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi, who played Kristen, David, and Ben, the ones tasked to investigate the paranormal from the Catholic Church on the Paramount+ series Evil While they're not looking into weekly phenomena, they're battling the nefarious forces orchestrated by Kristen's nemesis, Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson),[...]

In many ways, it was a dream project, but sadly evil will outlast 'Evil.' See you in May." The series stars Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi as a trio of investigators assigned by the Catholic Church to look into supernatural cases to confirm if there are any demonic or celestial forces at work[...]

"Even if the mess involves the supernatural and how your mother may or may not be collaborating with the devil… you've got a job you need to get to." For more, including who takes over for Boris McGiver's Monsignor Matthew to act as a handler for Kristen, Ben (Aasif Mandvi), and David (Mike Colter), new[...]

But that's what happened." A source in Deadline's report claims, "Three WGA members and a few allies are still walking the line in front of Brooklyn Stages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where 'Evil' is supposed to be filming, and workers from IATSE are still refusing to cross the picket line." Created by Robert and Michelle King, Evil[...]

The experience left Andy discombobulated, to say the least, but it also left him attuned to their home's demonic occupants. Photo credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+ While Sister Andrea (Andrea Martin) remains a supporting player, she's done a lot more in battling the supernatural lately than Ben (Aasif Mandvi) and David (Mike Colter), who is more the featured core[...]

While promoting her latest horror thriller in Saban Films' House of Darkness, the actress spoke to Bleeding Cool about her unexpected turn as the cult leader Renee in the Paramount+ supernatural series Evil in the episode "The Demon of Cults." The seventh episode of the third season follows Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and[...]

The arc to get the trio involved, along with Ben (Aasif Mandvi) and David (Mike Coulter), doesn't really have much of anything to do with the greater main story We do, however, get some serious dramatic moments from the returning Wallace Shawn, who reprises his role as Father Frank Ignatius from the season premiere "The[...]

After showing his surveillance footage to the trio, which includes Ben (Aasif Mandvi), they go an investigate and trace his luck to the stock tip he received and its network. Evil: Building Up to Shocking Finish What plays out as a cliché horror film, there's a mysterious dark figure stalking anyone who's benefitted from the tip, and[...]

Ben (Aasif Mandvi) tries to find out why toys are not functioning as intended For example, he deals with a wand that plays demonic pre-generated audio clips and one Magic-8 Ball-like toy of interest with macabre results It's nothing that particularly advances his story, but more so gives him something to do In fact, it[...]

Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) are sent to investigate a young man Owen (Kevin Paul), believed to be possessed, who also has ties to a group believed to be a cult The cold opening shows Victor (Brian d'Arcy James) giving David a wind-up toy owl to slip to Kristen's daughter[...]

Meanwhile, David, Kristen, and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) are looking at a girl who's speaking in demonic tongues, eating glass, and naturally, cutting herself from self-inflicted wounds in the process as her mother's scared while conveniently posting those bouts on TipTop. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+ After some sleuthing, Ben discovers the true nature of the videos and tries[...]

So the entire premise is for the Catholic Church to search for things out of the ordinary to justify its faith and the idea of miracles letting Kristen (Katja Herbers), David, and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) investigate these paranormal cases So as this plays out, we come to find how rigid Andrea wants to fight this[...]

I'm hoping this is the beginning of a storyline long game, but right now viewers need to be fed a bit more for them to feel like this is going to matter. Photo credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+ Directed by John Dahl, we get the typical investigative work put in by the main trio of Kristen, David & Ben[...]

With themes surrounding the occult, paranormal, and surreal, the cast Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, and Aasif Mandvi opened up to Entertainment Weekly over which of those moments stood out. Mike Colter as David Acosta and Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard in EVIL Season 3, Streaming on Paramount+ Photo credit: Richard Phibbs/Paramount+ "There's one moment where[...]

The first scene shows Ben (Aasif Mandvi) describing to his associated Kristen (Katja Herbers) and David (Mike Colter) the demonic threat located in a hallway with its name derived from the sound it makes clattering along the hallway Kristen, dumbfounded, throws them a few drinks A knocking at the door reveals her mother, Sheryl (Christine[...]

Originally on CBS, the series starring Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi, moved exclusively to Paramount+ following its first season Without the censorship concerns of network TV, the streaming service allowed for violent and graphic creativity seeing more gore and saltier language to boot The Kings provided a preview to EW of what to[...]

Image courtesy of Paramount+ Evil Season Two Recap In Evil season two, Leland became more active with Kristen, the Catholic priest-in-training David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) even going as far as requesting an exorcism While David reluctantly agreed, Sister Andrea wasn't about ready to accept any of Leland's sociopathic ways even at one point dousing[...]

All Rights Reserved Evil also saw bigger involvement from Aasif Mandvi's Ben, who got in on more than his fair share of the season's darkest arcs- demonic torture, possession, elevator death trap, and more He definitely helped bring the horror movie feel to the series As for Michael Emerson's Leland Townsend, I credit the way creators[...]

It can be negative in that it is fueled by revenge and maybe it's not going to be very pretty, but I do know that she's on a journey and she's not everything that you think she is at this point." New episodes of Evil, which also stars Mike Cotler and Aasif Mandvi, stream Sundays[...]

The two work with Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi), who's as skeptical of the phenomena as Kristen as a practicing Muslim In addition to the supernatural elements they tackle, they also have to contend with the nefarious psychologist Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson), a mysterious sociopath who loves to play cat-and-mouse with their beliefs and convictions. Photo: Elizabeth[...]

The series follows a clinical psychologist and single mother of four, Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), who finds renewed purpose in her life partnering with a priest in training David Acosta (Mike Colter) and assistant Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi), a Muslim and skeptic. Photo: Elizabeth Fisher/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc All Rights Reserved Despite her atheist beliefs, the[...]

The following scene shows Ben (Aasif Mandvi) with both a lantern and the camera flash from his smartphone navigating a dark area as David continues, "We investigate unexplained phenomenon" as it cuts away to quick shots of Kristen and then David in a priest uniform The next shot shows a girl from the second floor[...]