The Stand

Based On the book by Stephen King

The Stand is an American post-apocalyptic fantasy television miniseries comprising nine episodes, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Produced by Vertigo Entertainment, Mosaic Media Group, and CBS Studios, the series stars an ensemble cast led by James Marsden, Odessa Young, Owen Teague, Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo, Henry Zaga, Nat Wolff, Irene Bedard, Brad William Henke and Greg Kinnear. The plot centers on a pandemic resulting from a mishap at a military biological research facility, which allows the escape of a lethal strain of influenza. After the pandemic kills almost the entire world population, the few survivors are drawn to one of two figures, Randall Flagg and Mother Abagail, setting up a final good-vs-evil confrontation.

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Release date:

December 17, 2020

Director:

Josh Boone

Cast:

Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo

Genre:

Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative fiction

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2020 in adaptations