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Fiona Dourif (Tenet, The Stand) will be joining her father Brad Dourif– or at least, his voice- reprising her role of Nica from 2013's Curse of Chucky and 2017's Cult of Chucky (first reported by EW). Image: NBCU The SYFY series focuses on a vintage Chucky doll (with the soul of notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray[...]
“The Vigil” — Ep#106 —Pictured: Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail and Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg of the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Robert Falconoer/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Stephen King's The Stand is one of the most thought-provoking seminal dystopian works of the 20th century and becoming far more relevant within the current era of the pandemic One of the tallest tasks for production designer Aaron Haye was adapting the author's work, which was originally set in the 1970s to audiences 50 years[...]
“Fear and Loathing in New Vegas” — Ep#105 —Pictured: Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg of the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Robert Falconoer/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The CBS All Access limited series The Stand takes inspiration from the original Stephen King novel set in the 70s and the 1994 TV miniseries while providing a modernized update in the smartphone age It pits the forces of the grounded survivors of Mother Abigail Freemantle (Whoopi Goldberg) versus the dark and decadent forces of[...]
The Stand - The Art Of Adapting Stephen King (Image: CBS All Access screencap)
While we normally do our preview for CBS All Access' weekly chapter of its adaptation of Stephen King classic The Stand on Wednesdays (though there's an early treat waiting for you further in the article), we would've been remiss to not share the following featurette from the streaming service with you It's one thing to[...]
The Stand "The House of the Dead":
Heading into this week's episode of CBS All Access' limited series event adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, we learned more about Nadine's (Amber Heard) backstory with Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) and were introduced to a number of new and important faces in the growing conflict between Flagg's forces in "New Vegas" and Mother Abagail's[...]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Image: ViacomCBS)
In a late 2020 interview with SFX Magazine in support of CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, Goldberg was asked if she had watched or was watching Star Trek: Discovery "No, I haven't seen [Discovery] – but I did watch the first season of 'Picard,' which was great," Goldberg responded- before dropping[...]
The Stand introduces the survivors arriving at the "Boulder Free Zone." (Image: CBS All Access screencap)
With this week's "Blank Pages" ushering in the third chapter in CBS All Access' nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, the ranks of Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) "Boulder Free Zone" continue to grow- as do Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) in "New Vegas." In the following featurette, Jovan Adepo (Larry Underwood), Irene Bedard (Ray Bretner), Henry[...]
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CBS All Access' nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand marches on this week with its third chapter, "Blank Pages." As our survivors make their way to either Boulder, Colorado, to be with Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) or to "New Vegas" to join Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) ranks, viewers have been introduced to folks like[...]
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Heading into this week's episode of CBS All Access' nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, viewers were introduced to more of the survivors making their journey to either Boulder, Colorado, to be with Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) or to "New Vegas" to join Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) ranks With Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo) and Lloyd[...]
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With CBS All Access' series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand heading into its second chapter this week ("Pocket Savior"), the streaming service is offering a holiday present for those still on the fence about checking it out On Thursday, CBS All Access posted the season-opener "The End" on YouTube for free That's right, folks[...]
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Now as we head into this week's chapter of CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand,  "Pocket Savior" widens the spotlight to focus on Heather Graham's Rita Blakemoor, Jovan Adepo's Larry Underwood, Nat Wolff's Lloyd Henreid, and others as more survivors find themselves being pulled in one of two directions One leads to[...]
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With the first chapter now written in the growing conflict between Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) forces of light in Boulder, Colorado, and Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) darkness in "New Vegas," CBS All Access' limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand has officially been unleashed across streaming screens around the world Now, from this[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
The first chapter of CBS All Access' limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand was officially unleashed across streaming screens around the world as of today, and viewers have another preview to help get them up-to-speed before "The End" begins In the opener, our survivors begin to find their ways down one of[...]
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When CBS All Access' limited series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand premieres this week, it will be the second time that the battle for the future of humanity between Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) has been brought to the small screen But it's definitely not one of the first[...]
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With CBS All Access' limited series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand set to be unleashed across streaming screens around the world starting this week, viewers are getting a preview of the first step down the path that leads to Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg)- or Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) Those who survived will find themselves[...]
The Stand previews the standoff between Mother Abagail and Randall Flagg (Images: CBS All Access)
With only six days to go until CBS All Access unleashes its limited series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand across streaming screen around the globe, we're getting some insight into the two characters who will define what world survives a global disaster: Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) Those who survived[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
With "Captain Trips" decimating the land, those who survived will find themselves pulled between the calling in Boulder, Colorado, and the bright, garish lights and sounds of "New Vegas." But when the dust clears, only one side will prevail- which means each of them will have to make their stand. The Stand premieres on CBS All[...]
THE STAND released new character profile and preview images (Image: CBS All Access/ViacomCBS
With only a little more than a week to go before CBS All Access unleashes its adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand across streaming screens, viewers are getting a fresh set of preview images that offer a glimpse at the war to come between Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) forces of light and Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard)[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
Good news for international fans of Stephen King's The Stand "Captain Trips" will truly be going global this month, as the limited series has been licensed in more than 100 markets by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group Thoe deals include Starzplay for much of Europe, HBO Nordic, HBO Portugal, M-NET in Africa, Cosmote TV in Greece,[...]
The Stand Cast Discuss Randall Flagg: "He's Sort of Sexy Trump"
When CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand gets unleashed across millions of streaming screens in ten days (Thursday, December 17), the forces of Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) light and Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) darkness will be forced to decide which side of the line they stand on, chaos or hope In Boulder, Colorado,[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
With only a little more than two weeks to go before CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand is unleashed across millions of streaming screens, the streaming service that will soon become Paramount+ is offering viewers a better look at where our cast of characters stand in the growing war between the forces[...]
The Stand (Screencap Image: CBS All Access)
With a little less than three weeks to go until the opening chapter of CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand is unleashed across streaming screens (and that whole Ezra Miller/Marilyn Manson matter has been put to rest), we have two new updates we thought viewers would want to know about First up,[...]
The Stand director clarifies Marilyn Manson rumors (Images: Kathy Hutchins & Shutterstock.com/ CBS All Access)
When news that "Fantastic Beasts" franchise and Justice League star Ezra Miller had joined CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand as Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) unstable pyromaniac follower Trashcan Man, fans of the novel were pretty excited about the news That said, some chatter resulted from it over whether or not rock[...]
Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) in Young Sheldon, courtesy of CBS.
Instead, the network has hidden this and others (like the upcoming limited series The Stand) behind the paywall of their "All-Access" programming The fantastic work of many shows is not easily seen by an audience that CBS would benefit from Broadcast networks have f**ked up connections with creative people and projects in the past- a[...]
The Stand (Screencap Image: CBS All Access)
When CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand spreads its way across streaming screens starting Thursday, December 17, fans of the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise and Justice League are going to spot a familiar face in a very unfamiliar role On Wednesday, EW revealed that Ezra Miller is joining the 9-episode limited series standoff[...]
The Stand - The Prophet Vs. The Dark Man Promo
CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand spreads its way across streaming screens starting Thursday, December 17, so we're starting to see things pick up steam when it comes to getting viewers ready for the 9-episode limited event series To that end, what follows is a preview that showcases the heart of the[...]
Mr. Mercedes | Official Trailer | Peacock
Over on HBO, King unofficially confirmed there will be a second season of hit series The Outsider– and let's not forget about CBS All Access' limited series adaptation of The Stand dropping next month. Mr Mercedes | Official Trailer | Peacock So with that in mind, King sat down with The Washington Post to discuss the best[...]
Pictured: Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail of the the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Robert Falconer/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
With a little more time to go before CBS All Access' 9-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand hits our screens (Thursday, December 17th, to be exact), folks have been a little preoccupied this week with determining whether or not the U.S has a shot at redemption or continues spiraling down towards a future worse than[...]
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Mercedes S04, The Stand: So I'm guessing that Stephen King confirming a second season of The Outsider is as good as an HBO press release, right? Also liked what I was hearing about a possible future for Mr Merecedes– an unfortunate victim of a channel very few people actually knew about. The Boys Look for "Payback"[...]