

7.749 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestAnnie and her remaining unconverted allies devise a plan to blow up the Angel statue and release the townspeople from their collective trance.
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
Acting
Lizzy Caplan's Annie Wilkes origin story is *chilling*
Direction
Atmospheric dread that respects King's voice without copying it
Writing
Clever connections between unrelated King stories
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show references over 40 Stephen King works; Shawshank prison appears in Season 1 while Misery's Annie Wilkes gets her backstory in Season 2.
Creator Sam Shaw described the show as 'what if all of Stephen King's novels happened in one town'—essentially fanfiction with HBO money.