The Stand (2020 Miniseries)

The Stand
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Genre	Apocalypse/Horror
Based On	The Stand by Stephen King
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Distributor	CBS All Access

The Stand is an upcoming American dark fantasy web television miniseries, based on The Stand by Stephen King. Eight episodes will be available on CBS All Access on December 17, 2020.

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.'

Cast

• James Marsden as Stu Redman
• Amber Heard as Nadine Cross
• Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman
• Odessa Young as Fran Goldsmith
• Henry Zaga as Nick Andros
• Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail
• Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood
• Owen Teague as Harold Lauder
• Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen
• Daniel Sunjata as Cobb
• Ezra Miller as Trashcan Man
• Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg
• Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid
• Gordon Cormier as Joe/Leo Rockway
• Eion Bailey as Teddy Weizak
• Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry
• Hamish Linklater as Dr. Ellis
• Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor
• Irene Bedard as Ray Brentner
• Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens
• Fiona Dourif as Rat Woman
• Clifton Colins Jr. as Bobby Terry

Production

Initially, it was hoped that "The Stand" would be made into a theatrical release. For over a decade the project was in "development hell" while various directors (Ben Affleck, Paul Greengrass and David Yates) were attached to the project, only to drop out and move on. Eventually, Josh Boone ("The Fault in Our Stars") took on the project and stayed on when it moved from the big screen back to television. CBS All Access took over and made it into a ten hour mini-series with nine episodes directed by Boone. The production began filming in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 19, 2019 and wrapped on March 11, 2020. Production was finished before the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down.

On August 30, 2020, CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’ digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, announced its highly anticipated limited event series THE STAND will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The nine-episode series will drop weekly on Thursdays exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers.

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Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith

Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård) visits a very hungry Lloyd (Nat Wolff)

Harold (Owen Teague) and his famous sign for other survivors.Note the month is September and the destination is Atlanta and not Stovington.

Boulder clean-up crew

Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo) and Rita Blakemore (Heather Graham) on their journey out of the dead city of New York.

Frannie and Harold share a quiet moment of contemplation.

Amber Heard as Nadine in conversation with Frannie Goldsmith (Odessa Young).

Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg.

Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail in "The Stand" (2020).

Flagg releases Lloyd Henreid from a certain death.

The aftermath of the Captain Trips Pandemic

A looter meets a bad end.

James Marsden as Stu Redman

Nadine (Amber Heard) works with Joe/Leo Rockaway.

Larry and Rita disagree over the route to take

Boulder Free Zone Committee is formed.

Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail in "The Stand" (2020)

A victim of Captain Trips; a visual representation of "tubeneck".

Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid

The Las Vegas bound group

Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg

Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor

Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood

Henry Zaga as Nick Andros

Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman

Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry

Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens

Ezra Miller as Trashcan Man

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