Published 18:50 IST, August 31st 2020
The Stand series drops first teaser of Stephen King's post apocalyptic world; WATCH
The Stand series which is based on Stephen King's novel with the same name has dropped its first teaser. Read on to know more details about it.
The trailer for the much anticipated series, The Stand released recently and portrays the post-apocalyptic world. The movie is an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1978 novel of the same name, and the trailer looks very promising. Moreover, the trailer shows that it will be a battle between good and evil.
The Stand series first teaser
The official twitter handle of CBS All Access dropped the first-ever teaser of the upcoming series The Stand. The showmakers revealed that the series will premiere on CBS All Access from December 17, 2020. In the post, the showmakers ask, “Good Vs. Evil. Where do you stand?”
The teaser shows that after an influenza strain modified for biological warfare get released accidentally, it gives way to an apocalyptic pandemic. This pandemic wipes out around 99 per cent of the world’s population. The handful of people who are left are embroiled in a struggle between good and evil.
The teaser shows that the fate of mankind is dependent on a woman aged 108 years, called ‘mother Abagail’ and a handful of survivors of the pandemic. A man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers will become the survivors' worst living nightmare. He shall attempt to control the remaining people for his evil intentions.
The official synopsis of the series explains:
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 in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.
Watch the teaser below.
The Stand's Cast details
The series is directed by Josh Boone and created by Benjamin Cavell. The series cast Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail and Alexander Skarsgard as Randall Flag, aka the Dark Man, James Marsden as Stu Redman, Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga as Nick Andros, Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen, Irene Bedard as Ray Bretner. The cast of the series also includes Odessa Young, Nat Wolff, Eion Bailey, Heather Graham, Katherine McNamara, Fiona Dourif, Natalie Martinez, Hamish Linklater, Daniel Sunjata, and Greg Kinnear.
Release date: December 17, 2020
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Image credits: Screengrab from the official trailer
Updated 18:51 IST, August 31st 2020