The Stand (2020 miniseries)
The Stand is an American dark fantasy streaming television miniseries, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The first episode was released on CBS All Access on December 17, 2020.[1]
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Based on | The Stand by Stephen King |
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Music by | Nathaniel Walcott and Mike Mogis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production locations | British Columbia, Canada |
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Running time | 53–65 minutes |
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Original network | CBS All Access |
Original release | December 17, 2020 – present |
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Premise
The Stand is described as "King's 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 by a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the nefarious 'Dark Man.'"[2]
Cast
Main
- James Marsden as Stu Redman
- Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith
- Owen Teague as Harold Lauder
- Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg
- Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail
- Amber Heard as Nadine Cross
- Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood
- Henry Zaga as Nick Andros
- Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid
- Irene Bedard as Ray Brentner
- Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen
- Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman
Recurring
- Eion Bailey as Teddy Weizak
- Gabrielle Rose as Judge Farris
- Gordon Cormier as Joe
- Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry
Guest starring
- Hamish Linklater as Dr. Jim Ellis
- Daniel Sunjata as Cobb
- J. K. Simmons as General Starkey
- Bryan Cranston as the President of the United States (voice; uncredited)
- Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor
- Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens
- Ezra Miller as Trashcan Man
- Fiona Dourif as Rat Woman
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Bobby Terry
Stephen King cameos in "The House of the Dead" on an advertisement for Hemingford Home.
Episodes
No. | Title [3][4] | Directed by | Teleplay by [3] | Original release date [5] | |
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1 | "The End" | Josh Boone | Josh Boone & Benjamin Cavell | December 17, 2020 | |
A lethal weaponized strain of influenza (known as Captain Trips) is unleashed, causing an apocalyptic pandemic that kills billions in weeks, yet a small number of people remain immune. Geeky Harold Lauder vies for his former babysitter Frannie Goldsmith. Both quickly lose their loved ones to the virus and appear to be the only survivors in their hometown of Ogunquit, Maine. After preventing Frannie from committing suicide, Harold suggests that they leave to find others. Elsewhere, Stu Redman witnesses the death of Charles Campion, the man who was supposedly Captain Trips' patient zero, in Arnette, Texas. While all his friends die, Stu discovers he is immune and is taken in by medical authorities. The facility's staff ultimately succumbs to the disease. Facility Guard Cobb, who is visibly ill, arrives at Stu's room with the intent of killing him and Dr. Ellis, a virologist who befriended Stu. Cobb shoots Dr. Ellis, but Stu manages to disarm and kill Cobb. Redman is then aided in escaping the facility by General Starkey, who is sick with the virus, and is sympathetic to Stu's situation. Months later in Boulder, Colorado, Harold helps his fellow survivors bury the numerous bodies, while Stu and a very pregnant Frannie are in love, regardless of their difference in age. Overcome with jealousy, Harold then schemes to murder the pair. In a flashback, it is revealed that Campion was subtly manipulated into spreading the virus by the sinister Randall Flagg. | |||||
2 | "Pocket Savior" | Tucker Gates | Josh Boone & Benjamin Cavell | December 24, 2020 | |
Larry Underwood is a musician who was on the verge of success when Captain Trips hit, killing his mother and his former writing partner. In a now largely abandoned New York City, he meets Rita Blakemoor and starts a relationship with her. They decide to leave, are attacked by stalkers who want Rita, and escape into the sewers before eventually reaching the outskirts of the city. While traveling, Rita is overcome with hopelessness, and commits suicide by overdosing on pills. Lloyd Henreid, a career criminal, is arrested in Arizona after a botched robbery and ends up trapped in prison when Captain Trips takes over. Growing weaker and becoming delusional, he is visited by Flagg who promises to release him on the condition that he become his "right-hand man". Months later, Larry arrives in Boulder alongside Nadine Cross and a child named Joe. Larry discovers that Mother Abagail, the leader of the community, has been looking for people to lead and wants him to be one of the leaders alongside Stu and Ray Brentner. Nadine begins to have visions of Flagg beckoning to her. | |||||
3 | "Blank Page" | Danielle Krudy & Bridget Savage Cole | Jill Killington & Owen King | December 31, 2020 | |
As a child, Nadine uses a planchette and a Ouija board to contact Flagg, who promises to make her his queen. After Captain Trips, Nadine discovers Joe and the two of them run into Larry who has been following messages left behind by Harold with spray paint on various structures. He reluctantly brings them along with him and he bonds with Joe. Stu encounters Frannie and Harold, with the latter distrustful of him. He parts ways with them and then meets sociology professor Glen Bateman, who has painted Mother Abagail, whom the two of them have had visions of, as well as a very pregnant Frannie. Nick Andros, a deaf-mute temp worker, is attacked in a bar in Shoyo, Arkansas and loses his eye. Flagg beckons him, but he resists and instead follows Mother Abigail's directions. Later, he meets Tom Cullen, an illiterate man with learning disabilities. Months later, Heck Drogan escapes being crucified in Las Vegas and ends up in Boulder, where Mother Abagail and her committee (consisting of Stu, Frannie, Larry, Ray, Glen and Nick) learn that he is a messenger from Flagg; warning them of his impending rise. Nadine uses another planchette to contact Flagg, who orders her to kill Mother Abagail and the committee, and that she is to begin by seducing Harold. | |||||
4 | "The House of the Dead" | Danielle Krudy & Bridget Savage Cole | Jill Killington & Owen King and Benjamin Cavell & Eric Dickinson | January 7, 2021 | |
On the road together, Harold confesses his feelings to Frannie, but she rejects him. They are ambushed by a serial rapist keeping women captive, who chains Frannie up and brutally beats Harold. Stu and Glen arrive, having followed Harold's signs, and a firefight breaks out. Dayna Jurgens, one of the rapist's captives, kills him with a crowbar. Stu explains the dreams and paintings to Frannie, who agrees to travel to Boulder along with a reluctant Harold. Nick and Tom, also traveling to Boulder, encounter an unstable woman named Julie Lawry, who kisses Nick, but begins ridiculing Tom's mental handicap, leading a disillusioned Nick to abandon her. She shoots at the two men with a shotgun as they depart, and Tom saves Nick's life. In Boulder, the committee votes to send three spies across the mountains to identify the threat from Flagg, made by Drogan. Frannie nominates Dayna Jurgens, with whom she has formed a bond, Larry nominates Judge Farris, the oldest member of the community, and Glen nominates Tom Cullen. Nadine approaches Harold and quickly seduces him, convincing him to help her fulfill Flagg's orders by killing Mother Abagail and the committee. Harold devises a plan to use avalanche control explosives. While taking the explosives from the outskirts of town, they are spotted together by Teddy Weizak, Harold's friend and partner on the body crew. Nadine shoots Weizak dead to cover their tracks, and he dies in Harold's arms. | |||||
5 | "Fear and Loathing in New Vegas" | Chris Fisher | Jill Killington & Knate Lee | January 14, 2021 | |
Dayna arrives in New Vegas and plans to work her way up to meeting Flagg. She ends up working for Lloyd, who takes her in as an arm girl. She learns that Tom is also there and gives him a note telling him to "Run", but he cannot read it. Dayna finally meets Flagg who reveals that he knows why she is there, and plans to let her go on the condition that she reveal who the "third spy" is. After a failed attempt to kill him, Dayna kills herself to avoid revealing any secrets. Harold is haunted by Teddy's death, but is invited by Frannie to have dinner with her and Stu. The dinner is a ploy so that Larry can break into Harold's house and snoop around as requested by Frannie, since she has grown suspicious of him. Larry searches the entire house, and finds Nadine's shirt, arousing his suspicion. Nadine is becoming worried for Joe and visits Larry in an effort to sleep with him, thus freeing herself from Flagg. But Larry doesn't want her first time to be like that, and coupled with the fact that he is busy with the plan, he turns her away. The dinner is nice, but becomes awkward when Harold points out that Frannie does not remember anything about their time together before the pandemic. Harold arrives home just as Larry leaves the house; however, Harold suspected a plot, and set up surveillance cameras in his home, catching Larry in the act. Mother Abigail is upset about the committee sending spies and prays to God for advice, only to be attacked by Flagg in his wolf form. Ray arrives at her house to discover that she has left a note saying that she has left. | |||||
6 | "The Vigil" | Chris Fisher | Jill Killington & Knate Lee | January 21, 2021 | |
The Trashcan Man answers Flagg's call and arrives in New Vegas. Flagg orders him to use his special pyromaniac skills in explosives to find a nuclear bomb, which Flagg plans to use against the Boulder group. Tom tricks Rat Woman into reading the word "Run" for him and hides among a pile of bodies to escape. One of Lloyd's men, Bobby Terry, kills Judge Farris, angering Flagg, who needed her alive to find the last spy. After Flagg kills Bobby, he figures out too late who the third spy is, as Tom has successfully left New Vegas. The people of Boulder decide to hold a vigil, thinking that Mother Abigail has passed. She has ventured into the woods to commune with God and atone for her sin of pride, and to try and figure out God's plan, when she is confronted by Flagg who taunts and attacks her. Harold and Nadine rig Mother Abigail's house with explosives to kill all the visitors. Joe warns Larry of Nadine's duplicity just as he realizes that the batteries in his walkie have been removed and his motorcycle has been sabotaged. Frannie breaks into Harold's house and finds his surveillance room and explosives. Harold catches her and, despite her attempt to sympathize, traps her in the room, though she later manages to escape. Joe hears Mother Abigail's voice and finds her in the woods where she is rescued. As the vigil disperses over the news, Harold and Nadine activate the explosives, just as Frannie arrives to warn them. The blast kills Nick. | |||||
7 | "The Walk" | Vincenzo Natali | Owen King | January 28, 2021 | |
Following the explosion, Harold and Nadine leave Boulder on their motorcycles. Nadine tricks Harold into riding over a sharp turn on the highway, and he is flung down the side of a cliff, impaling himself on a tree. Nadine leaves him there to die, telling him it's for the best. As he slowly dies over a few days, he writes his final thoughts in his journal before shooting himself in the mouth. Nadine continues on, and finds Flagg in the desert. She finally gives herself to him sexually, and Flagg reveals to her his true demonic form. From her hospital bed, Mother Abigail reveals God's will to Stu, Larry, Ray and Glen; that they are to travel to New Vegas by foot, and that "one will fall" on the way there, before she finally passes away. After saying their goodbyes, the four journey westward. They encounter Harold's remains being picked at by vultures. Larry goes down to Harold's body, and reads his journal before covering his body. They come across a large area of the highway that has been washed out by flooding, and decide to climb down and then up the other side. But as they climb up, Stu falls and breaks his leg. Realizing that this is what Mother Abigail predicted, Larry, Ray and Glen are forced to leave him and say goodbye for the final time. A short time later, Kojak the dog returns to stay with Stu. The three remaining travelers eventually enter the New Vegas limits where they are picked up by Lloyd in a limo, and taken straight to Flagg's hotel. They are greeted by Nadine, who sees herself as beautiful and glamorous, but in truth has become emaciated, ghostly pale, and very pregnant, much to the disgust of those around her. | |||||
8 | "The Stand" | Vincenzo Natali | Benjamin Cavell & Taylor Elmore | February 4, 2021 | |
Glen, Ray and Larry are put on trial by a kangaroo court so the residents of New Vegas can witness everything, although none of the residents are aware of Mother Abigail's death. As Lloyd beckons them to join Flagg, Glen instead mocks him and points out how they all fear Flagg, while he himself shows no initiative. Lloyd shoots and kills Glen, but he is visibly shaken when Rat Woman tells him to stay calm around Flagg, who seemed weakened by Lloyd's actions. Ray and Larry are separated, and Nadine goes to speak to Larry privately, trying to get him to understand his situation. Instead, he shows Nadine her own reflection, which scares her. The shock causes Nadine to go into labor. Upon her realization that she was never meant to live after giving birth, Nadine tosses herself out of the window to her death, angering Flagg at the loss of his son. Larry and Ray are to be drowned in a swimming pool, viewed by everyone in New Vegas. Lloyd attempts to coerce them into asking for mercy, but having resigned themselves to their fate, Larry declares that he "shall fear no evil". Slowly some of the residents begin to join Larry in his chant as Lloyd disobeys Flagg, who begins to lose his grip on everyone. Trashcan Man arrives at the hotel with a nuclear bomb, having misinterpreted Flagg's instructions. A mysterious and giant storm cloud appears and begins enveloping the hotel. The cloud (possibly God himself) begins emitting bolts of lightning that seem to be aimed, killing everyone present, before focusing on, and then destroying, Flagg. The lightning then focuses on the nuclear bomb, causing the bomb to detonate, obliterating all of New Vegas and everyone in it. Stu, who is still lying in the ditch, witnesses the explosion as Tom finds Kojak and follows him. Back in Boulder, Joe feels Flagg's death, and a red glow can be seen to the west, presumably from the nuclear explosion. Frannie suddenly goes into labor. | |||||
9 | "Coda: Frannie in the Well" | Josh Boone[2] | Written by : Stephen King | February 11, 2021 |
Production
Development
In January 2011, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures and CBS Films were developing a feature-length film adaptation of author Stephen King's 1978 novel The Stand, which had previously been adapted as a 1994 miniseries.[6] In August 2011, David Yates was hired to direct with Steve Kloves writing the screenplay.[7] They subsequently left the project with Yates later explaining that he felt it would work better as a miniseries.[8] In October 2011, Ben Affleck was named as the new director.[9] In January 2012, David Kajganich was hired to write the screenplay.[10] In an interview in November 2012 Affleck admitted that he was having difficulty with the adaptation.[11] According to Kajganich, when he was hired, the plan was to make a two-film adaptation.[12] Kajganich claimed he finished the first draft of part one, only for Warner Bros. to change their minds and change the project to a single film.[12] Kajganich then scripted a one-film version.[12] In August 2013, Scott Cooper replaced Affleck as director.[13] In November 2013, Cooper left the project.[14] Cooper later stated that he was unable to make the story fit into one film.[15] On February 25, 2014, Josh Boone was hired to write and direct the adaptation.[16] He later revealed that he wanted Christian Bale to play Randall Flagg and Matthew McConaughey for the role of Stu Redman.[17] By September 10, 2014, the script had been completed and pre-production was underway.[18] In November, Boone planned to split his adaptation into four full-length feature films in an effort to remain true to the breadth of King's sprawling novel.[19][20] In June 2015, Warner Bros. proposed an eight-part Showtime miniseries to set up the story, which would culminate in Josh Boone's film.[21] However, in February 2016, The Stand project was put on hold and the rights reverted to CBS Films.[22] In September 2017, King talked of doing an extended TV series on Showtime or CBS All Access.[23] On March 30, 2018, it was reported that CBS All Access were redeveloping the project into a ten-hour limited series with Boone still attached to serve as director.[24] In January 2019, a 10-hour limited series was ordered by CBS Television Studios to be broadcast on CBS All Access.[25] The production features Stephen King's son Owen King as a producer and writer,[2] and a new ending written by Stephen King.[26] The episode count was reduced to nine episodes after the writing process had finished.[27]
Casting
In June 2019, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga were all in consideration for the roles of Stu Redman, Nadine Cross, Mother Abagail, Glen Bateman, Frannie Goldsmith and Nick Andros, respectively.[28] On July 8, Marilyn Manson confirmed in an interview with Revolver that he had been cast in an undisclosed role[29] and also recorded a cover of The Doors' "The End" with Shooter Jennings that would be included in the miniseries.[30] However, this cover could not be used due to the series' tight budget.[31] On August 1, it was announced at the TCA Summer Presentation by CBS All Access the formal casting of Marsden, Heard, Young, and Zaga were all cast in the series.[32] According to news reports, Stephen King has written an entirely different ending to the final chapter of the series that is also different than the book as well as a coda. In addition, the last episodes will be written by King and his son Owen.[26] On September 11 it was announced that Alexander Skarsgård was cast as Randall Flagg.[33] Also confirmed cast members include Goldberg, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke, and Daniel Sunjata for the roles of Mother Abagail, Larry Underwood, Harold Lauder, Tom Cullen, and Cobb respectively.[34] On September 13, 2019, Boone posted a teaser video to Instagram to announce that production on the series had begun.[35] In October, Nat Wolff, Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara, Hamish Linklater and Heather Graham were added to the cast.[36][37][38] Natalie Martinez was confirmed to have a role in the series in December 2019,[39] and confirmed that she was playing Dayna Jurgens in the comments section of an Instagram post.[40] In January 2020, Clifton Collins Jr. revealed on Instagram that he would play the minor role of Bobby Terry.[41] In his interview with GQ in March 2020, Ezra Miller confirmed he had a role in the series which was undisclosed[42] but later revealed to be Trashcan Man.[43] With this news, it was revealed that Marilyn Manson was in talks to play The Kid but that his part was cut out of the script during the writing process. In May 2020, Vanity Fair revealed the first look at Gordon Cormier as Joe.[44]
On August 19, 2020, Mick Garris, the director of the 1994 miniseries adaptation, confirmed that he would have a non-speaking cameo in the new series.[45] On December 3, 2020, showrunner Ben Cavell revealed during the Television Critics Association virtual panel presentation for the series that Stephen King would have a cameo.[46]
On August 7, 2019, the Daily Moth reported that Josh Boone cast a hearing actor (Henry Zaga) over a deaf actor for the role of a deaf character, Nick Andros. This sparked a backlash from multiple well-known deaf actors. A deaf man from Los Angeles, Jared Perez-DeBusk, had a brief conversation on Instagram with Boone, sharing the exchange in a vlog and showed screenshots in the comments section. In the comments, Boone explained that the deaf character, in his dreams and when he turns into a ghost, can speak and hear, so it is acceptable to have a hearing actor because the character is both deaf and hearing depending on whether he is asleep or awake. Boone said Zaga is a dedicated actor and has been hard at work learning ASL, and that there would be deaf consultants on set. CAD Media said on Twitter that there would be a meeting on August 7, 2019, between the miniseries' production team and CBS on this issue.[47]
In August 2020 it was announced that Fiona Dourif and Irene Bedard had been cast as gender-swapped versions of The Rat Man and Ralph Brentner, respectively.[48] On December 11, 2020, Gabrielle Rose's role as The Judge was confirmed.[49] On December 16, 2020, J. K. Simmons was confirmed to play a supporting character,[50] later revealed to be General Starkey.[51] Bryan Cranston has a voice cameo role as the President of the United States.[52]
Filming
The production filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia from September 2019[53] to March 2020.[54][55] The production completed filming a few days before it would have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
Music
The original score for the series was composed by Nate Walcott and Mike Mogis, who have contributed to Josh Boone's other works.[57]
Release
The miniseries premiered on December 17, 2020, with a new episode releasing weekly.[1]
Reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 59%, based on 49 reviews: "Despite an A-list cast and a smattering of poignant moments, The Stand's extended runtime doesn't make for better storytelling, leaving its expansive cast stranded in a cluttered apocalypse."[58] Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 24 critic reviews, indicating "mixed to average reviews".[59]
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