It might seem a weird time for CBS All Access to release its TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King‘s pandemic apocalypse thriller The Stand, but perhaps it will be a form of escape to see a pandemic-stricken Earth become a battleground between good and evil.

If the real pandemic hasn’t burned you out on deadly viruses forever, good news! The Stand remake now has a premiere date. Many were wondering if the CBS All Access miniseries adaptation of the Stephen King novel about the end of the world might get delayed, what with the far-too-relevant subject matter. But it looks like that’s not the case, and CBS All Access will debut the adaptation this December. In 1979, Stephen King unleashed The Stand upon the world.

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Just in time for a real pandemic, here comes The Stand! Stephen King‘s tome about the end of the world, and what comes after, is being turned into a miniseries yet again – this time on CBS All Access. James Marsden, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young, Whoopi Goldberg, and more star in the adaptation, and you can get a first look glimpse of some of them in character below. View this post on Instagram FIRST LOOK: Stephen King’s #TheStand is coming to life once again.

I've got to hand it to COVID-19, for every day that passes during this global pandemic we're all living in, the world is slowly starting to look more and more like the start of a Stephen King novel. Is the coronavirus on King's payroll? Is this all an elaborate plot to sell an upcoming King novel? I'm onto you, Stephen. You don't fool me. Back in 1978, Stephen… Read More...