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.
