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Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ – STARZPLAY UK Picks Up CBS All Access Adaptation To Premiere In January

by Dave Elliott

Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ – STARZPLAY UK Picks Up CBS All Access Adaptation To Premiere In January

STARZPLAY UK has picked up the UK broadcast rights to the CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand’, setting a January UK premiere date.

The series is Stephen 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 (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård), the Dark Man.

Based on King’s best-selling novel of the same name, the series has an interesting little twist for those of you that know the book. It closes with a new coda written by none other than King himself.

In addition to Goldberg and Skarsgård, the series features a stellar ensemble cast, including James Marsden as Stu Redman, Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith, Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga as Nick Andros, Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen, Irene Bedard as Ray Bretner, Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid, Eion Bailey as Weizak, Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor, Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry, Fiona Dourif as Ratwoman, Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens, Hamish Linklater as Dr. Jim Ellis, Daniel Sunjata as Cobb and Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman.

The series is produced by CBS Studios. Benjamin Cavell serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Taylor Elmore, Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller, Roy Lee and Richard P. Rubinstein. Josh Boone serves as director and an executive producer for the series premiere and final episode. Jake Braver, Jill Killington, Owen King, Knate Lee, and Stephen Welke serve as producers.

The Stand’ is a 9-episode miniseries, and will premiere Sunday, 3rd January 2020 on STARZPLAY UK. The drama begins airing Thursday, December 17, 2020, on CBS All Access in the USA.

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