The Stand (TV miniseries)

The Stand is a 1994 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. King also wrote the teleplay and has a cameo role in the series. It was directed by Mick Garris and stars Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, Rob Lowe, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Molly Ringwald, Corin Nemec, Adam Storke, Ray Walston, and Matt Frewer. It originally aired on ABC starting on May 8, 1994.

After the infection runs its course, a small group of immune survivors is scattered across the country. These include rock star Larry Underwood Adam Storke, who has just had his big break but is now stranded in New York City Nick Andros Rob Lowe, a deaf man in Arkansas Frannie Goldsmith Molly Ringwald, a teenager living in Ogunquit, Maine Lloyd Henreid Miguel Ferrer, a criminal stuck in a prison cell in Arizona and Trashcan Man Matt Frewer, a mentally ill arsonist and scavenger. The survivors soon begin having visions, either from kindly Mother Abagail Ruby Dee or from the demonic Randall Flagg Jamey Sheridan. The two sets of survivors are instructed to either travel to Nebraska to meet Mother Abagail, or to Las Vegas to join Flagg.As their journeys begin, Lloyd is freed from prison by Flagg in exchange for becoming his second in command. Trashcan Man, who is a pyromaniac, destroys a set of fuel tanks in Indiana, then much of Des Moines, in order to win Flaggs favor. Larry escapes New York and meets a mysterious woman named Nadine Cross Laura San Giacomo. Despite their mutual attraction, Nadine is unable to consummate a relationship with Larry because of her visions of Flagg, who commands her to join him as his concubine. Nadine eventually leaves Larry to travel on her own. Stu escapes from the CDC facility and gathers a group of survivors, including Frannie Harold Lauder Corin Nemec, a hometown acquaintance of Frannies and Glen Bateman Ray Walston, a retired college professor. ........

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