Scott Glenn joins Castle Rock as Needful Things & The Dark Half character

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Well, this is surprisingly big news coming out of the mysterious upcoming Hulu series CASTLE ROCK, from the minds of Stephen King and J.J. Abrams. It was just the other day we shared the word that the new series will feature at least one Castle Rock story, and I ventured the guess that said story would be NEEDFUL THINGS.

Turns out I might be (kinda) right as veteran genre actor Scott Glenn (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) has joined the cast as Alan Pangborn.

Pangborn for those who might not be overly familiar is the sheriff from NEEDFUL THINGS (played in the film version by Ed Harris) and THE DARK HALF (played by Michael Rooker).

In the upcoming series Pangborn will be "a retired Sheriff who presided over some of the darkest years in Castle Rock’s checkered history" and boy are they not kidding when they say the darkest years. Scott joins the already announced cast including Andre Holland, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, Jane Levy and Bill Skarsgard.

What do you think of Scott Glenn joining CASTLE ROCK as (retired) Sheriff Alan Pangborn? Think this means we'll be seeing more and more famous Castle Rock characters getting in on the mix?

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CASTLE ROCK synopsis via Hulu:

A psychological horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, “Castle Rock” 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. The first-of-its-kind reimagining explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories and characters.

CASTLE ROCK is written by Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, and executive produced by Stephen King and J.J. Abrams. The 10-episode first season has not yet been given a release date.

Filming is expected to run until January!