ConversationsRadio
Episode 129
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
I'ts All About Evil!
Executive producer Rockne O'Bannon returns to ConversationsRadio to chat about
'EVIL'
Thrilled to have Rockne O'Bannon - executive producer and writer on 'EVIL' - now in its 3rd season on Paramount Plus
with season 4 on the way.
EVIL has received rave review from viewers and critics bringing this psychological horror drama to the top. Creators
Robert and Michelle King, also known for 'The Good Fight (Paramount Plus) bring us a series that challenges viewers to examine evil and demonic possession. At the same time, humorous levity is sprinkled in on each episode.
With and amazing cast, Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emmerson, Christine Lahti, Aasif Mandv
Andrea Martin and the Bouchard Daughters, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp, Evil delivers entertaining episodes with unexpected twists and turns.
Mike and Rockne were joined by Maddy Crocco (Lexis Bouchard) Skylar Gray (Lila Bouchared)
and Dalya Knapp (Laura Bouchard) to chat about 'EVIL' seasons 1,2 & 3 as they prepare to begin season 4 production.
New York based actress Maddy Crocco returns to ConversationsRadio! Maddy stars as Lexis Bouchard on EVIL.
EVIL is Maddy’s first professional job which in fact resulted from her fourth professional audition ever!
Maddy embraced musical theatre scene and began acting at just 6 years old.
From her first live local performance as Chip in ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ it was very clear that she was a talented actress with amazing stage presence. Maddy’s theatre credits include Gretl in ‘The Sound of Music,’ Flounder in
‘The Little Mermaid’ and Charlie Bucket in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’
When she is not acting, she likes to spend her time with her family, her dog and her friends. She taught herself how to play the guitar and writes her own music. Maddy also created her own fundraising initiative that raised money for a local animal rescue center. Maddy recently played Sharpay in her school production of High School Musical.
She is looking forward to filming season 4 of EVIL.
You can follow Maddy Crocco on Instagram @maddy_crocco_official
Actress Skylar Gray (13) stars as ‘Lila Bouchard’ on EVIL. Skylar has been acting for as long as she can remember. Born in Los Angeles, Skylar comes from an acting family and has quickly built a stellar resume’ having appeared as a series regular on Me, Myself & I. In addition to three seasons on EVIL, her credits include Life in Pieces, Married, Room 104, and Fresh Off the Boat. Skylar’s feature film credits include Now Is Everything, starring Anthony Hopkins. She's appeared in numerous national commercials and print ads too.
Skylar calls Southern California home but looks forward to returning to NY to begin working on season 4!
You can follow Skylar on Instagram @theskylargray
Actress Dalya Knapp stars as ‘Laura Bouchard.’ She resides in Northern New Jersey and fell in love with performing when she started dancing and singing at the age of 4. In addition to her stellar performance on EVIL, Dalya appeared in the short film Gracie's Keeper and lent her voice to the animated series
‘The Shivering Truth’!
She has appeared in a number of commercials and has voiceover credits too.
In addition to her On Camera experience, Dalya also loves musical theater and spent 6 months performing in 18 cities as an ensemble member in the Broadway Les Misérables tour. Currently, alya is busy filming a movie. She is a working actress and very excited for season 4.
Follow Dalya on Instagram @dalyaknapp
Rockne O'Bannon
Rockne O'Bannon has been writing screenplays since he was 10. He sold his first screenplay to NBC's Amazing Stories and went on to write for CBS’s The Twilight Zone. In 1988, Rockne received critical attention for his film Alien Nation and its spinoff television show. Next was his original series SeaQuest DSV which ran for three seasons. O'Bannon's most critically acclaimed success was the space epic Farscape on Syfy which ran for four seasons and spun off into a mini-series, a comic book series, and a rumored film. Since Farscape, he's created the hit TV show Defiance and CW's Cult, the miniseries The Triangle and wrote for the Warehouse 13 pilot. He's also written and produced for Constantine, Revolution and V among others. He is currently the executive producer and writer on the Paramount Plus series 'Evil' - and is about to start work on season 4.
Rockne O’Bannon has won multiple Saturn Awards (including best series for Farscape) and has multiple nominations for other awards such as the Hugo and WGA Awards.
Thanks toRockne O'Bannon, Maddy Crocco,
Skylar Gray and Dalya Knapp for joining us on ConversationsRadio.
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