![]() ![]() Those parallels are hard to ignore in this new series, but only in the first one or two episodes. While King’s story, adapted here by Josh Boone and showrunner Benjamin Cavell, is an exaggerated work of dystopian fiction, there are obvious parallels between its version of America and the one in which we have lived during the past 12 months. ![]() evil spiritual crisis born out of the health crisis and, for fun, some light government conspiracy. ![]() The Stand also focuses on disaffected men (and some women) seeking to blow up society in an expression of their rage Americans struggling to find hope in a country that has shut down in the most extreme manner possible a good vs. The 1978 novel, which inspired an ABC miniseries in 1994 prior to the new, nine-episode version debuting Thursday on CBS All Access, focuses on a global pandemic that wipes out a large portion of the population, which is obviously a relevant storyline to explore in 2020. This moment seems, on the surface, like the timeliest moment possible to unveil a new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. James Marden, immune from illness, in The Stand. ![]()
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