The Stand : Inside That Massive Change From Stephen King s Novel
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Executive producer Benjamin Cavell speaks with The Hollywood Reporter about a critical structural difference between the CBS All Access thriller and the original book on which it s based.
Without the context of Stephen King s novel on which the limited series is based or even the previous 1994 miniseries, viewers of CBS All Access
The Stand may find themselves as lost as the survivors of the Captain Trips pandemic.
In King s
The Stand, a deadly plague wipes out virtually all of humanity, save for a small few. Most of these folks find themselves drawn by dreams to one of two communities: a safe zone in Boulder, Colorado alongside a woman named Mother Abigail (Whoopi Goldberg), or the post-apocalyptic remnants of Las Vegas alongside the charismatic monster Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard). The book chronicles the lives of the people working their way toward the t
The Stand: How The End Differs from Stephen King s Book
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The Stand debuted on CBS All Access Thursday with the premiere episode of the nine-part limited series, The End , introducing viewers to a handful of the main characters for this dystopian story while also revealing how the world as those characters know it ends. However, while the series is a largely faithful adaptation of Stephen King s epic novel of the same name, there are some key differences from the page to the screen and we re breaking down some of the major ones we spotted in this premiere episode.
Warning: spoilers ahead for the first episode of
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The Stand was officially unleashed across streaming screens around the world as of today, and viewers have another preview to help get them up-to-speed before The End begins. In the opener, our survivors begin to find their ways down one of two different paths- one to Mother Abagail (
Whoopi Goldberg) in Boulder, Colorado, and the other to Randall Flagg (
Alexander Skarsgard) in New Vegas. But with the fate of humanity at a crossroads, each of them will be called upon to take a stand.
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A deadly virus, a devastating pandemic and a divided America. Rings a bell? No, we re not talking about the COVID-19 pandemic but the latest Stephen King adaptation. Presenting the mystical and apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the nine-episodic limited series is all set to enthrall fans of the dark fantasy novel first published in 1978 by Doubleday.
In the televised version, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård), the Dark Man.