I don't think I'm the only one out there that found the first season of Hulu and J.J. Abrams Stephen King series CASTLE ROCK to be a disappointment. But that said, I'm still looking forward to the upcoming second season as there is still plenty of opportunity to rights some of the first season's wrongs. And speaking of which, today we have word on just what we can expect to see once CASTLE ROCK S2 hits – and it's pretty epic.
First, let's talk cast. This new season is all set to star Lizzy Caplan (CLOVERFIELD), Tim Robbins (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION), Garrett Hedlund (DEATH SENTENCE), Yusra Warsama (ASSASSIN'S CREED: ORIGINS), Barkhad Abdi (BLADE RUNNER 2049), Matthew Alan (13 Reasons Why), and EIGHTH GRADE star Elsie Fisher.
Now let's talk plot. In Season 2:
A feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes (Caplan), Stephen King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.
Now let's dive into the killer characters. Yes, Caplan is playing a young Annie Wilkes from King's classic MISERY! As if you needed to know more, her character is "a nurse and superfan battling to overcome mental health issues." Meanwhile, Robbins is Reginald “Pop” Merrill, "the Patriarch of Stephen King’s iconic crime family, Pop is dying of cancer and at a reckoning with his family."
Hedlund plays John “Ace” Merril, "Castle Rock’s legendary bully, Ace is taking over his uncle Pop’s businesses and threatening a fragile peace with nearby Jerusalem’s Lot." Fisher is Joy, "Annie’s home-schooled teenage daughter, Joy is starting to have questions about her mother’s sanity."
Warsam is Dr. Nadia Omar, "the Harvard-trained Somali medical director of a rural hospital in Jerusalem’s Lot, Dr. Omar’s rational and scientific mind will be put to the test." Abdi will portray Abdi Omar, "the tough, older brother of Nadia, Abdi leads the charge to build a Somali community center that will deepen the roots of his people in Maine. And finally, Alan plays Chris Merrill, "Pop’s nephew and Ace’s brother, Chris struggles to keep peace between the Merrills and the Somali community."
Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason continue to serve as executive producers along with J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, Vince Calandra, Stephen King, and Liz Glotzer. The show hails from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. We'll let you know when we hear more!