Evil Dead Burn lands on HBO Max Oct. 2; HBO airs an Evil Dead triple bill Oct. 3

Evil Dead Burn, directed by Sébastien Vaniček, will begin streaming exclusively on HBO Max on Friday, October 2, 2026. HBO schedules a linear event the next night, Saturday, October 3, that runs three Evil Dead films back to back and places Burn last in the lineup.

HBO's Saturday block starts at 4:45 p.m. ET with Fede Álvarez's Evil Dead (2013), moves to Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise at 6:20 p.m. ET, and airs Evil Dead Burn at 8:00 p.m. ET. The streaming debut on HBO Max is global and exclusive to the service on October 2.

Theatrical run and release timeline

Burn opened in North American theaters on July 10. Its theatrical take was $13.7 million on opening weekend, reaching $32.2 million domestic and $72.3 million worldwide against a reported $20 million production budget. Digital rental became available August 4, followed by 4K, Blu-ray and DVD releases on September 22. Streaming on HBO Max follows those windows.

Vaniček and co-writer Florent Bernard built Burn around a wake instead of the franchise's traditional cabin setting. The story centers on Alice Price (Souheila Yacoub), a widow who retreats to her in-laws' isolated home for a wake and watches family members turn into Deadites. The principal cast includes Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, Maude Davey and George Pullar. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert produced, with Bruce Campbell and Lee Cronin among the executive producers.

Warner Bros. dated the next theatrical installment, Evil Dead Wrath, for April 7, 2028. Production wrapped principal photography in Auckland earlier in the year. Reported cast names include Charlotte Hope, Jessica McNamee, Zach Gilford and Josh Helman. Separately, an animated continuation of Ash vs Evil Dead is in development. Reports about Jane Levy returning as Mia remain labeled as rumor in the coverage.

If you missed Burn in theaters, the HBO Max exclusive stream arrives fast relative to the theatrical release, and HBO's linear triple bill gives viewers a one-night opportunity to watch three franchise entries in sequence. The change of setting to a wake offers a different group-dynamics setup within the series' established possession rules, which may make the film more effective on a second viewing.