Created by Josh Boone | Stephen King's 'The Stand' is set to Release on CBS All Access in December!

This is my favorite book from Stephen King...

Announced earlier Today, CBS All Access and The New Mutants director, Josh Boone have set the premiere date for Stephen King's The Stand... December 17!

This 9-Episode series will dive into the twisted world of Stephen King's creation. A world struck by a plague and trapped in a never ending war raging between good and evil. A handful of survivors will have to face the worst evil of all: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man. (Side note: Stephen King has written a BRAND NEW ending for the series.)

The cast includes Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg and Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail. Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Greg Kinnear, Brad William Henke, Nat Wolff, Daniel Sunjata, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young, Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara, Heather Graham, Marilyn Manson, Hamish Linklater and Henry Zaga also star.

Show-runners for “The Stand” are Benjamin Cavell and Taylor Elmore.

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JAMES MINCHIN/CBS

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