Given the events of 2020 it seems grimly appropriate that King’s novel of the final battle between light and dark, set in the aftermath of a global pandemic, is getting a new TV series adaptation from CBS All Access. The novel of course was previously adapted as a TV miniseries back in 1994, with a cast including Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan and Miguel Ferrer. The 2020 adaptation among other things boasts a new ending written by King himself, and a cast that features Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Heather Graham and Greg Kinnear.

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That roster of well-known names is intriguing enough, but perhaps the most interesting cast member for the new Stand adaptation is Skarsgard, who’s tackling the role of villain Randall Flagg. A new trailer for The Stand heavily features Flagg and his army of followers, who have gathered in “New Vegas” to prepare for war against the good guys assembled in Colorado. See the trailer in the space below via CBS All Access:

Las Vegas is of course an appropriate gathering point for Flagg and his minions, given the city’s reputation for wretched excess. Flagg is obviously an important figure in overall King lore, showing up in multiple titles including Trashcan Man, who is reported to be played by Marilyn Manson (that has not been confirmed). The shot sees Trashy bringing a nuclear warhead up from a missile silo, which book fans will recognize as a key moment that sets up the novel’s finale.