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Castle Rock

Castle Rock2018

Created by Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw

7.5
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Blended from 2 sources
IMDb 7.5TMDB 7.2
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Year
2018
Seasons
2
Network
Hulu
Status
Canceled
Box Office

🏆 Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 20 nominations total

The premise

Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

Horror Vault's take

Nestled deep in Stephen King's fictional Maine, Castle Rock is a town where darkness has always had deep roots — and the past has a way of clawing back to the surface. This anthology series weaves together original stories set against the rich tapestry of King's literary universe, bringing familiar echoes and new horrors to life. Each season pulls a fresh cast of characters into the town's sinister orbit, where the line between the explainable and the supernatural grows dangerously thin.

Content: Violence, Disturbing Themes, Some Graphic Content

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall
S1.E7 · The Queen
8.5
⭐ Highest Rated This Season
S1.E7 · The Queen
8.5
7.6 avg· 8h 26m total· Jul 2018 → Sep 2018
  • Severance
    S1.E1 · SeverancePremiere
    7.5

    Jul 25, 2018 · 55 min · Dir: Michael Uppendahl

    The warden of Shawshank Prison commits suicide, leaving behind an unsettling mystery that seems to be connected to a case from 27 years earlier.

  • Habeas Corpus
    S1.E2 · Habeas Corpus
    7.8

    Jul 25, 2018 · 48 min · Dir: Dan Attias

    Henry Deaver returns to Castle Rock and takes on the Kid as a client. A letter left behind by Warden Lacy sheds some light on the Kid's origins.

  • Local Color
    S1.E3 · Local Color
    7.4

    Jul 25, 2018 · 50 min · Dir: Michael Uppendahl

    The past catches up with Molly Strand.

  • The Box
    S1.E4 · The Box
    8.0

    Aug 1, 2018 · 50 min · Dir: Michael Uppendahl

    Henry urges the Kid to accept the prison's settlement and investigates his own disappearance decades earlier. A Shawshank prison guard snaps.

  • Harvest
    S1.E5 · Harvest
    7.6

    Aug 8, 2018 · 50 min · Dir: Andrew Bernstein

    After the Shawshank shooting, the Kid is released and Henry moves him into an apartment above Molly's office. A ceremony honoring Alan goes awry.

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