Last year, Netflix scored an unexpected hit with Stranger Things, a show that combined the influence of Stephen King and Steven Spielberg into one glorious, retro-80s treat. Audiences apparently weren’t the only ones that noticed, because now King and Spielberg heir apparent J.J. Abrams have announced a Hulu project with its own Stranger Things-esque vibe called Castle Rock.
The announcement came today via the Twitter account of Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, with a mysterious, handwritten card from the filmmaker asking, “What is the hoax in the forest?” A link to the teaser trailer was also included, a short clip that rattles off many of King’s most famous novels and characters, before revealing the names of both the author and Abrams, stylized in a font that will look very familiar to fans of Stranger Things. (It should be noted that Things lifted its font from King’s own books, making this a bit of an influence merry-go-round.)
Longtime fans of King’s work will no doubt recognize the name Castle Rock. It’s one of a handful of fictional towns that the author has set various books in over the years, from The Dead Zone and the short story “The Body” (which was adapted into Stand By Me), to The Dark Half and Needful Things. And just from a world-building perspective, Castle Rock is a constant presence, referred to in passing in nearly every important King work — including the series 11.22.63, which King and Abrams previously made for Hulu.
As illustrated by the teaser, details are extraordinarily thin at this point. All that we really know about the show is that it is “from the world of Stephen King,” and that the music and font choices signal a certain kind of stylistic intent. But if there’s anything King is great at, it is creating an overarching, interconnected world, something that he did with great skill in The Dark Tower series, which was able to connect almost all of his works into one grand meta-narrative that even included his own life. The idea of him exploring similar territory in Castle Rock is instantly intriguing, but unfortunately we don’t know when it will be released or who else is involved. What we do know is that Stranger Things might instantly have a reason to turn to Hulu — and the streaming service is doing it by going straight to the influential source himself.
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"Like Nothing On Earth"
The Stephen King multiverse of “Castle Rock” has added Scott Glenn as a series regular, Deadline reports. “The Leftovers” actor joins Andre Holland, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, Jane Levy and Bill Skarsgard in the Hulu series from Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
The psychological horror series is named after the fictional town in King’s native Maine that is featured prominently in a number of his novels, novellas and short stories. It combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.
Glenn will play Alan Pangborn, a retired Sheriff who presided over some of the darkest years in Castle Rock’s checkered history. The character is popular in King lore and was at the center of the author’s books “Needful Things” and “The Dark Half”. Ed Harris portrayed the character in the 1993 film adaptation of Needful Things while Michael Rooker played him in George A. Romero’s iteration of The Dark Half the same year.
When I see an opinion quite different from mine I don't try to shut a person down. And, btw, who are "we" anyway? The People of The Earth?
Has it ever occurred to you that when someone thinks that most characters on this show are not particularly interesting and some are downright annoying then it might seem to this someone that the show is kinda slow, for obvious reasons?
The Mist was an all-around great "Stephen King" film. Probably one of the best ones. This TV Show? I don't feel it yet. It hasn't been particularly interesting so far with some exceptions here and there. Does it give off Stephen King vibes and shit? It sure does.No arguing here.
Well you said it yourself, a film.
You can't expect a show to have the same pacing as a movie, these are different standards.
I haven't seen the show yet myself so I can't judge, just talking generally.
You can't expect a show to have the same pacing as a movie, these are different standards.
I don't expect it. But, for instance, the storm of the century seemed more interesting and more fast-paced than this show. Yeah, yeah, it was a mini-series, but still. perhaps they should have made this a mini-series huh? 5-6 50+ min episodes max, not 10.
Well you said it yourself, a film.
You can't expect a show to have the same pacing as a movie, these are different standards.
I haven't seen the show yet myself so I can't judge, just talking generally.
But honestly, if they have so little interesting and relevant material they should have stuck with a netflix film instead of a padded series where only the first, middle and last episodes have any meaning. Seen a lot of series which are utterly ruined by their terrible pacing.
Well, i haven't watched this so i can't really comment on how it is. I always wait for the last episode before i start
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