6.693 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe final confrontation between good and evil takes shape. Tom gathers information and tries to return to Boulder. With Mother Abigail gone and several members of the committee killed in an explosion, Stu, Larry, Glen and Ralph set off West as instructed. Nadine and Harold set off for Las Vegas but Randall Flagg has something special in store for both of them. Flagg's group starts to fall apart. Trashcan Man decides to set the biggest fire of his life.
After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
Acting
Gary Sinise's stoic Stu vs. Jamey Sheridan's smirking Flagg—two poles of charisma.
Production
Network TV budget stretched to apocalyptic proportions, complete with questionable age makeup.
Writing
King adapts his own 800-page doorstop with zero chill and maximum earnestness.
Creator
Stephen King
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen King cameo alert: he's Teddy Weizak, one of the Boulder committee members who barely speaks.
The 1994 miniseries aired pre-internet saturation, making its pandemic premise feel almost quaintly speculative—2020 rewatches hit like a different show entirely.
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