Even though Stephen King’s The Stand was first published in 1978, the new miniseries adaptation couldn’t be timelier. Its post-apocalyptic plot centres on a pandemic. King’s vision of a literally plagued world is a lot darker than our world, and the miniseries looks set to deliver on all things dark and dramatic.
Driving the action is an ensemble cast of fascinating characters. Check out who’s who in The Stand and make sure you catch this new miniseries on M-Net, starting Monday 18 January at 22:30.
James Marsden
Plays: Stu Redman
You Know Him From: X-Men, Enchanted, Hairspray, Westworld
Odessa Young
Plays: Frannie Goldsmith
You Know Her From: Assassination Nation, The Professor
Owen Teague
Plays: Harold Lauder
You Know Him From: It, Mrs. Fletcher
Alexander Skarsgård
Plays: Randall Flagg
You Know Him From: Zoolander, Melancholia, The Legend of Tarzan, True Blood, Big Little Lies
Whoopi Goldberg
Plays: Mother Abigail
You Know Her From: The Color Purple, Ghost, Sister Act, Boys on the Side, hosting the Oscars
Amber Heard
Plays: Nadine Cross
You Know Her From: Friday Night Lights, The Rum Diary, Justice League, Aquaman
Jovan Adepo
Plays: Larry Underwood
You Know Him From: Fences, Mother!, Overlord, The Leftovers, Watchmen
Henry Zaga
Plays: Nick Andros
You Know Him From: The New Mutants, Teen Wolf
Nat Wolff
Plays: Lloyd Henreid
You Know Him From: The Fault in Our Stars, Room 104
Brad William Henke
Plays: Tom Cullen
You Know Him From: Fury, Justified, Orange is the New Black
Greg Kinnear
Plays: Glen Bateman
You Know Him From: As Good As It Gets, Mystery Men, Nurse Betty, Little Miss Sunshine
Heather Graham
Plays: Rita Blakemoor
You Know Her From: Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, The Hangover
Katherine McNamara
Plays: Julie Lawry
You Know Her From: Mazerunner, Shadowhunters, Arrow
Fiona Dourif
Plays: Rat Woman
You Know Her From: Tenet, True Blood, The Blacklist
Ezra Miller
Plays: Trashcan Man
You Know Them From: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Fantastic Beasts, Justice League
J. K. Simmons
Plays: General Starkey
You Know Him From: Oz, Law & Order, the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy, Juno, Whiplash, Justice League, Counterpart
Look and listen out for these cameos! You’ll hear Bryan Cranston’s voice as the President of the United States and Stephen King will make a cameo appearance.
Watch The Stand Mondays at 22:30 from 18 January on M-Net channel 101.