Stephen King’s 1978 novel The Stand is about a global pandemic, so what better time to get your first look at the new limited series.
While the deadly plague at the centre of King’s novel and series is far worse than COVID-19, the showrunners tell Vanity Fair it is surreal to be putting the finishing touches on “The Stand” amid the current pandemic. “It was very surreal, obviously, to start to realize that there was a creeping pandemic the way there was at the beginning of our show,” says co-showrunner Benjamin Cavell.
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