Stephen King on CBS All Access’ upcoming 10-episode adaptation of The Stand

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

As we all know good and well by this point in time, CBS AllAccess and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and THE NEW MUTANTS director Josh Boone have a 10-episode adaptation of Stephen King's (arguably) most popular novel THE STAND heading our way soon. All of us here at AITH couldn't be more excited to see an all-new version of King's magnum opus brought to the screen, but what does King himself think of the upcoming 10-hour take on his massive book?

Well, King recently stopped by THE STAND and THE SHINING TV miniseries director Mick Garris' must-subscribe horror movie podcast Post Mortem and talked a bit about the upcoming adaptation. His thoughts were then transcribed by our buddies over at B-D. King says:

Really the thing I’m most excited about is, first of all, we’ve got two more hours to tell the story. And second, we’re free of all those things that held us back with [the original mini-series]. Not only is the budget bigger… we’re free… in terms of language, in terms of violence… in a way that we weren’t with the original.

King then went on to say:

CBS All Access would really like this to work. And they’ve put a lot of muscle behind it. So I’m hopeful. But it’s early days yet… so. The casting isn’t complete. My son Owen has written some of the scripts, and they’re terrific. So. It’s good.

You can listen to King and Garris talk THE STAND in full in the embedded episode below.

Boone and Ben Cavell executive produce with Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller, and Richard P. Rubinstein. Will Weiske and Miri Yoon are co-executive producers and Owen King will produce. How excited are you to hear that THE STAND is finally coming (back) to your TV screen? Let us know below!