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CBSâs âThe Standâ is Stephen Kingâs apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.
Flagg has appeared in at least nine of Kingâs novels. Described as an accomplished sorcerer and a devoted servant of the Outer Dark, he has supernatural abilities involving necromancy, prophecy, and influence over animals and humans. Flagg first appeared in King s 1978 novel âThe Standâ as a demonic figure who wreaks havoc after a plague kills most of the population. The last few years have seen several adaptations of Stephen King on television. This one too promises to be great as well. So, letâs take a look at the star cast:
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As a story of a world-gutting flu pandemic, Stephen King’s “The Stand,” whose second, superior miniseries adaptation begins Thursday on CBS All Access, could not be more timely. And as a story of good and evil facing off for the usual high stakes and of democracy versus autocracy, self-sacrifice versus narcissism it also feels very on brand for 2020. Whether that makes people more or less inclined to watch, I couldn’t say.
I have reviewed a lot of King adaptations over the years, and apart from “The Shining,” my King reading consists entirely of preparing to review TV adaptations of Stephen King novels. Sometimes they are better than the books and sometimes worse. First published in 1978, at 840 pages, “The Stand” was updated in 1990 with a few hundred pages more, and you will excuse me, I hope, if in this case I do not take the reading on. I have researched the novel there is a deep well of information out there in the digital universe and have read
THE STAND: Randall Flagg Recruits His Right-Hand Man In First Clip From CBS Stephen King Adaptation
CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen King s
The Stand is set to premiere tomorrow, and we have the first full clip from the miniseries, which sees the demonic Randall Flagg recruit his right-hand man.
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The re-adaptation of Stephen King s
The Stand premieres tomorrow on CBS All Access, and thanks to EW, we have the first full clip from the highly anticipated miniseries.
The scene finds the demonic Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) making his way to a prison cell where desperate petty criminal Lloyd Henreid (Nat Wolff) has survived by eating a rat. and cannibalizing his unfortunate cellmate.
The Stand: What James Marsden Hopes Viewers Take Away From the Stephen King Adaptation
Stephen King s The Stand may start with a pandemic, but while the epic novel is ultimately about so much more than the vicious disease a super flu called Captain Trips that wipes out nearly all of the world s population, CBS All Access limited series adaptation of the novel comes at an interesting time. With 2020 having seen the world deal with its own deadly pandemic, there are sure to be no shortage of parallels and lessons that viewers will take away from the series, for series star James Marsden, there are a few things he hopes people come away from
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