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The Stand

The Stand

20206.81 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In a world mostly wiped out by the 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 in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

Created by Jimmy Miller
Written by Stephen King
Produced by Owen King, Knate Gwaltney, Stephen Welke
NetworksCBS All Access

Top Cast

James Marsden

James Marsden

Stu Redman

Odessa Young

Odessa Young

Frannie Goldsmith

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Randall Flagg

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookwildernessremakeviruspandemicplague survivorsgood versus evilhorror

About The Stand

The Stand is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, wilderness, remake, virus, pandemic, plague survivors. Created by Jimmy Miller, it stars James Marsden, Odessa Young, Alexander Skarsgård. In a world mostly wiped out by the 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 in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

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