Let’s get this out of the way quick so we can move on, shall we? It hasn’t been a great week for director Josh Boone. His long-delayed X-men/Marvel movie “New Mutants” finally came out after nearly 3 years of delays and was trashed by critics as soon as it arrived (many calling it the worst “X-Men” movie of all time, he even deactivated his Instagram it got so bad). The timing isn’t great, but perhaps it’s time to turn a new page for the director and find a silver lining in things as the first trailer for his long-awaited miniseries adaptation of Stephen King‘s famous 1978 book about a global pandemic, “The Stand,” is finally here.
Premiering in December on CBS All-Access, “The Stand” now has a release date too, December 17. The ensemble cast features Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo, Amber Heard, Owen Teague, Henry Zaga, Brad William Henke, Irene Bedard, Nat Wolff, Eion Bailey, Heather Graham, Greg Kinnear and many more.
‘The Stand’ TV Series Arrives In December With A New Ending & Finale Episode Written By Stephen King
Showrunners are Benjamin Cavell and Taylor Elmore, who first worked together on “Justified,” and Boone directed the pilot episode. “The Stand” is obviously quite timely and will hit home: After the world is in ruins, due to a man-made plague, a battle of Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors. The slight twist? While the book is immensely popular, Stephen King himself has written a new ending for the series.
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Here’s the official synopsis:
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, CBS All Access’s The Stand stars Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo, and many more. The limited event series will also feature an all-new coda written by Stephen King. Don’t miss the premiere of The Stand on Thursday, Dec. 17, streaming exclusively on CBS All Access.
Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan and more starred in a a miniseries version of “The Stand” in 1994 for ABC, but unlike that version, this modern update will shuffle the chronology of the story. Regardless, the first teaser trailer for the show is here and the December 17 date is confirmed. King heads have been awaiting this one for a long time, so feast your eyeballs and continue to anticipate “The Stand” and its early Christmas arrival.