'THE STAND' SERIES
BASED ON STEPHEN KING'S BOOK
CBS All Access has revealed the first photos from the sets of their new
THE STAND series, a small screen adaptation of
Stephen King's famous novel which is set, quite timely, in a pandemic apocalypse. Among the photos,
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| Ready to air sometime later this year, the series will have 9 episodes |
you can see
Alexander Skarsgard as demonic hell-raiser Randall Flagg and
Whoopi Goldberg as benevolent 108 years old Mother Abagail! The cast
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| Whoopi Goldberg is benevolent Mother Abagail in the series |
also includes
James Marsden (who is immune to the virus),
Amber Heard (whose character is dark and conflicted),
Greg Kinnear (as a sociology professor),
Heather Graham (as a NY socialite trying to survive in a necropolis)!
The Story Of The Stand
After the mass destruction caused by a manmade virus called "Captain
Trips" a false messiah
(Alexander Skarsgard) emerges, possessing
incredible powers and hellbent to rule the remaining human society. It's
up to a group of
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| Alexander Skarsgard plays the main villain in the series |
people to journey the post-apocalyptic wasteland to
stop him and his army.
The story of The Stand sees what happens when a virus, a man-made
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| The series ended production just before the corona outbreak |
biological weapon that goes out of control, wipes out about 99 percent
of the human population. Those that remain are left with the choice to
follow their more baser, primordial instincts, or work together to build
something good.
I'm so torn here!!! I love James Marsden and think he's one of the most handsome actors. Lovvveee his smile! But, I'm not sure if watching a show on a apocalyptic show right now is smart.
ReplyDeletePeople seem to love watching exactly that genre right now, I heard Kami's Plague is sold out in all bookstores, for example.
Delete"The Stand" certainly has an all-star cast!
ReplyDeleteThey've gathered quite a lot of well known names.
DeleteLove Whoopi, don't care about others that much but, I may wratch the movie! 😏🤷♂️
ReplyDeleteIt won't be a movie, but a mini series :) I will probably watch it for Marsden and SkarsMeSomeGard.
DeleteI did like the book, but you know how I feel when they put Stephen King's works to the screen. They usually suck. However, this one does have a great cast (minus big mouth Whoopie) so I may actually tune in to this one.
ReplyDeleteCould be good, hope it is not as violent as Walking Dead.
DeleteGood book, the Stand. I shall defo be watching this!
ReplyDeleteThey say it might come to us this year.
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