The Stand (upcoming miniseries)

The Stand is an upcoming American drama web television miniseries, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King. It will be available on CBS All Access with no release date yet specified.

The Stand
Genre
Based onThe Stand
by Stephen King
Directed byJosh Boone
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)Owen King
Production location(s)British Columbia, Canada
Production company(s)
Release
Original networkCBS All Access

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.'"[1]

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The End"[2]Josh Boone[2]Josh Boone & Ben Cavell[2]TBA

The tenth and final episode will be directed by Josh Boone,[1] and written by Stephen King & Owen King.[3]

Production

On February 25, 2014, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures and CBS Films were developing a film adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand. The film was expected to be produced by Josh Boone with Jimmy Miller and Roy Lee serving as producers.[4]

On March 30, 2018, it was reported that CBS All Access were redeveloping the project into a ten-hour limited series with Boone still attached to serve as director.[5] On January 30, 2019, it was announced that CBS All Access had given the production a series order consisting of ten episodes. The series was set to be written by Boone and Ben Cavell both of whom were also expected to serve as executive producers alongside Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller, and Richard P. Rubinstein with Will Weiske and Miri Yoon serving as co-executive producers and Owen King as producer. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Vertigo Entertainment, Mosaic Media Group and CBS Television Studios.[1]

Casting

In June 2019, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga were all in consideration for the roles of Stu Redman, Nadine Cross, Mother Abigail, Glen Bateman, Frannie Goldsmith and Nick Andros, respectively.[6] On July 8, Marilyn Manson confirmed in an interview with Revolver that he had been cast in an undisclosed role (later revealed to be the Trashcan Man[7]), and also recorded a cover of The Doors' "The End" with Shooter Jennings that will be included in the miniseries.[8] On August 1, it was announced at the TCA Summer Presentation by CBS All Access the formal casting of Marsden, Heard, Young, and Zaga were all cast in the series.[9] According to news reports, Stephen King has written an entirely different ending to the final chapter of the series that is also different than the book as well as a coda. In addition, the last episodes will be written by King and his son Owen.[3] On September 11 it was announced that Alexander Skarsgård was cast as Randall Flagg.[10] Also confirmed cast members include Goldberg, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke, and Daniel Sunjata for the roles of Mother Abigail, Larry Underwood, Harold Lauder, Tom Cullen, and Cott respectively.[11] On September 13, 2019, Boone posted a teaser video to Instagram to announce that production on the series had begun.[12] In October, Nat Wolff, Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara, Hamish Linklater and Heather Graham were added to the cast.[13][14][15]

On August 7, 2019, the Daily Moth reported that Josh Boone cast a hearing actor (Henry Zaga) over a deaf actor for the role of a deaf character, Nick Andros. This sparked a backlash from multiple well-known deaf actors. A deaf man from Los Angeles, Jared Perez-DeBusk, had a brief conversation on Instagram with Boone, sharing the exchange in a vlog and showed screenshots in the comments section.

In the comments, Boone explained that the deaf character, in his dreams and when he turns into a ghost, can speak and hear, so it is acceptable to have a hearing actor because the character is both deaf and hearing depending on whether he is asleep or awake. Boone said Zaga is a dedicated actor and has been hard at work learning ASL, and that there would be deaf consultants on set.

CAD Media said on Twitter that there would be a meeting on August 7, 2019, between the miniseries' production team and CBS on this issue.[16]

Filming

Production began in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 19, 2019.[2] Filming was completed in early March 2020.[17]

Release

No release date has yet been announced, but Entertainment Weekly reported that a release sometime in 2020 seems likely.[18]

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (January 30, 2019). "Stephen King's 'The Stand' Ordered To Series At CBS All Access From Josh Boone & Ben Cavell – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. Josh Boone (September 13, 2019). "#thestand #dayone". Instagram. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2019). "'The Stand': Stephen King Writing "Continuation" To The Book For CBS All Access Limited Series Adaptation – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. Kit, Borys (February 25, 2014). "'Fault In Our Stars' Director in Talks to Tackle Stephen King's 'The Stand'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. Sneider, Jeff (March 30, 2018). "Inside the Drama Surrounding Fox's "New Mutants," Including a Top Secret New Cast Member (Exclusive)". The Tracking Board. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  6. Sneider, Jeff (June 21, 2019). "Exclusive: Here's Who Is Being Eyed to Star in Stephen King's 'The Stand' at CBS All Access". Collider. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  7. Carbone, Gina (March 9, 2020). "Why Filming Stephen King's The Stand Has Been 'Crazy' During Coronavirus Scare". Cinemablend. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. Dan Epstein. "MARILYN MANSON ON "SOUTHERN" NEW ALBUM, MACHINE GUN KELLY, TWINS OF EVIL TOUR". Revolver Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "'The Stand': James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young & Henry Zaga Set For Stephen King's CBS All Access Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  10. "Exclusive: Alexander Skarsgard to Play Randall Flagg in 'The Stand' on CBS All Access". Collider. September 11, 2019.
  11. "Whoopi Goldberg Joins Stephen King's 'The Stand' for CBS All Access". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  12. "The Stand Adaptation Director Shares Teaser to Announce Start of Production". www.comicbook.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  13. Petski, Denise (October 1, 2019). ""The Stand": Nat Wolff Joins CBS All Access' Stephen King Adaptation". Deadline.
  14. ‘The Stand’: Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara & Hamish Linklater Join CBS All Access Limited Series
  15. ‘The Stand’: Heather Graham Joins CBS All Access’ Stephen King Adaptation
  16. ""The Stand" director defends hiring of hearing actor for deaf role". The Daily Moth. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  17. "Stephen King's The Stand at CBS All Access: Everything We Know About the New Series | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  18. Hibberd, James (January 30, 2019). "Stephen King's The Stand officially becoming a new TV series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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