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The Stand

The Stand is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel by Stephen King, first published in 1978. The story revolves around the aftermath of a deadly pandemic, with survivors aligning under either good or evil forces, led by Mother Abagail and Randall Flagg, respectively. The novel has been adapted into two miniseries (1994, 2020), comics, and has inspired songs. The novel is widely acclaimed and remains one of King’s most significant works.

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Created by
Stephen King
First TV Show
The Stand
Latest TV Show
The Stand
First Episode Air Date
May 8, 1994
Cast
Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Ruby Dee, Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgard, Amber Heard, James Marsden
TV Show(s)
The Stand, The Stand

Character(s)
Stuart Redman, Randall Flagg, Mother Abagail, Larry Underwood, Fran Goldsmith, Lloyd Henreid, Harold Lauder, Nadine Cross
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GIVEAWAY: Win The Stand 2020 On Blu-ray!

To celebrate the home entertainment release of The Stand 2020, Screen Rant, CBS, & Paramount are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of the miniseries!

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The Stand Bonus Features Show Alexander Skarsgård's Villainous Randall Flagg [EXCLUSIVE]

Alexander Skarsgård talks about playing the complex Randall Flagg on The Stand in this clip from Blu-ray & DVD special features of the CBS miniseries.

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Every Stephen King Book & Story That's Been His Favorite (& Why)

Stephen King can't seem to decide which of his stories is his favorite, having cited everything from The Stand to IT over the years when asked.

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How The Stand Ruined All Of Its Stephen King Villains

The Stand's flawed 2020 remake saw the miniseries waste a host of classic Stephen King villains like Randall Flagg, Nadine, and Harold.

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The Stand’s Las Vegas Missed The Point of Randall Flagg

When the 2020 remake of The Stand made Randall Flagg's Las Vegas a perpetual party, the miniseries inadvertently sided with the Stephen King villain.

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Why It’s Pennywise Worked (But The Stand’s Randall Flagg Failed)

The Stand's Randall Flagg and It's Pennywise are both 90s Stephen King miniseries villains recast as Skarsgaard siblings, so why did the latter fail?

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The Stand 2020’s Most Divisive Subplot Was Almost WAY Worse

Trashcan Man split viewers of 2020's The Stand, but the character's planned subplot with disgraced singer Marilyn Manson would have been even worse.

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Every Way The 2020 Stand Miniseries Original Plan Changed

2020 saw the arrival of the long-delayed Stephen King remake The Stand, but the post-apocalyptic epic was almost an R-rated Christian Bale movie.

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Everything The Stand 2020 Should Have Done Differently

CBS All Access' The Stand miniseries may have changed the original Stephen King novel, but there's a lot it should have done better too.

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The Stand's Biggest Book Changes Hurt The Show

Critics were split on 2020’s version of The Stand, with many of the show's alterations to Stephen King's original novel weakening the series.

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The Stand 2020's Finale Inverted Children Of The Corn

Cornfields are known as bad news in Stephen King stories, but The Stand 2020 inverts that theme with help from Mother Abigail's spirit.

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The Stand 2020: The Scene That Got Frannie Completely Wrong

The 2020 version of Stephen King's The Stand allowed for a new take on Frannie's character, but there's one scene that did her wrong and changed her.

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The Stand 2020 Miniseries Ending Explained

The ending of The Stand 2020 minseries had significant changes from the book's endings and raised multiple questions. Here's what it all means.

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The Stand 2020 Miniseries Ruined Harold Lauder's Redemption

The Stand 2020 has left viewers and fans divided; here's how the miniseries ruined the redemption of ing character Harold Lauder.

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Will The Stand Season 2 Ever Happen?

CBS's The Stand miniseries came to a shocking conclusion that could set-up a sequel, leaving many to wonder what's next for the Stephen King story.

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The Stand 2020 Miniseries Misses What Made Stephen King's Book Iconic

The Stand 2020 miniseries focuses too much on the wrong characters, leaving others as sketches, undermining the epic story of good vs. evil.

The Stand Series Is Failing Stephen King's Best Villain

From Children of the Corn to The Dark Tower, Randall Flagg is Stephen King’s biggest recurring villain — so why is The Stand miniseries failing him?

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How The Stand Miniseries Compares To 2020's Real Life Pandemic

The Stand follows the aftermath of a deadly flu sweeping the globe. Here's how the situation compares to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Every George Romero & Stephen King Collaboration That Never Happened

George A. Romero was attached to several Stephen King adaptations, but they never came into being; here's why their collaborations never happened.

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How The Stand 2020 Drastically Reinvents Randall Flagg's Las Vegas

The Stand's 2020 TV show adaptation has made some noticeable changes, with one of the biggest being how Randall Flagg's Las Vegas operates.