The Shining: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Shining is a television adaptation of a Stephen King novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. He ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote Colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. With his wife and son with him, the caretaker settles in, only to see visions of the hotel's long deceased employees and guests. With evil intentions, they manipulate him into his dark side which takes a toll on him and his family.

Series details

• Title: The Shining
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror
• Premiere date: 1997-04-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 1786

Cast and credited roles

• Steven Weber — John 'Jack' Torrance
• Rebecca De Mornay — Winifred 'Wendy' Torrance
• Courtland Mead — Daniel "Danny"
• Melvin Van Peebles — Richard "Dick" Hallorann
• Wil Horneff — Tony
• Elliott Gould — Stuart Ullman
• Pat Hingle — Pete Watson
• Courtland Mead — "Doc" Anthony Torrance

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-04-27; final listed air date 1997-05-01; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Shining 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.