Castle Rock: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Castle Rock (2018): Drama, Horror, Thriller. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
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 fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King's literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories.
Series details
- Title: Castle Rock
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Premiere date: 2018-07-25
- Final broadcast date listed: 2019-12-11
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 49 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
- TVMaze ID: 25414
- IMDb ID: tt6548228
- TVDB ID: 331600
Cast and credited roles
- Bill Skarsgård — Shawshank Prisoner / The Kid / Henry Deaver
- Melanie Lynskey — Molly Strand
- Lizzy Caplan — Annie Wilkes
- Paul Sparks — John "Ace" Merrill
- André Holland — Henry Deaver
- Sissy Spacek — Ruth Deaver
- Elsie Fisher — Joy Wilkes
- Barkhad Abdi — Abdi Howlwadaag
- Yusra Warsama — Dr. Nadia Howlwadaag
- Tim Robbins — Reginald "Pop" Merrill
- Matthew Alan — Chris Merrill
- Jane Levy — Diane "Jackie" Torrance
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2018-07-25; final listed air date 2018-09-12; episode order: 10.
- Season 2: premiered 2019-10-23; final listed air date 2019-12-11; episode order: 10.
Source and licence
Adapted from Castle Rock on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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