Castle Rock ( TV show) Chat about it thread.

I know this forum has a lot of Stephen King fans so thought all of us could discuss this new show in here hope others who see the show will post.

Show has 10 episodes. Stars several actors and actresses who starred in King movies. IT, Carrie, Needful things, Rose red etc. I saw a preview that also alludes to Cujo story too.


The series is set to explore the themes and worlds uniting King's entire canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories.

Castle Rock is part of Stephen King's fictional Maine topography and provides the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Castle Rock first appeared in King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone, and has reappeared as late as his 2013 novel Doctor Sleep and 2014 novel Revival (see list below). The name is taken from the fictional mountain fort of the same name in William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies.

King, a native of Durham, Maine, created a trinity of fictional Maine towns – Castle Rock, Derry and Jerusalem's Lot as central settings in more than one work.

Oh ~ never even heard about this show. If I can find links online for it, I will give it a watch. Sounds good. Does it have the actual characters in the moment or as older people? This show must have happened off the hit IT was and the one done for TV Geralds game?

Thanks, breathe. They released three episode right away for people to watch. I really enjoyed all three of my favorite characters so far are Henry, Molly, and prison guard ( young guy, forget his characters name) find the old warden and the shawshank prisoner interesting but they have him speaking next to nothing so far. Not sure which characters are actual ones from other King movie/stories other than I think the old police sherrif is from Needful things movie and goes by same name but in the movie was played by Ed Harris and in thsi is played by Scott Glen. Sissy Spacek doesn't play an adult Carrie though, is another character Henry's adoptive mother.

No, haven't seen it but I need a new summer show to watch so I am happy to watch and discuss it.

Thanks, CantMoveOn. They won't say what Pennywise actors name is in this show only goes by Shawshank prisoner or the kid etc and even in the show, his lawyer told him not to tell anyone his name because if they don't know his name they can't get him on anything or search records on him. I think they said that so the viewers don't know who he is supposed to be, but he has to be one of the evil demons out of Kings books, movies and one that showed up more than once or one from the castle Rock town they are in. I first thought because Needful Things was in castle Rock it was that demon that ran the shop, or my friend said it could be Randall Flagg ( not sure if exact right name) because that demon devil was in several books of kings 8 or 9, maybe and always goes my the initials R F so if the kids name was to be said to us as Richard Frank ( R F) or Ronald Fletcher ( R F ) we the viewrs would guess it was The Stand demon in disguise as the prisoner at Shawshank and they want to keep us in suspense.

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The one from Needful Things is called: Leland Gaunt. The sheriff Alan Pangborn is in the show too, and he was the sheriff in the book, movie Needful Things.

But Randall Flagg can shape change between human and animals, to demon so he can look like anyone and be any age he wants to be.

I saw promos for the show online and some clips I am hoping to dive into it next month and when I do I will be certain to discuss it with you, lovebroken in your thread. I have always loved the Stephen King universe, books, and movies and I am hoping this will be excellent like most of his other projects are.

Look forward to yourself and CantMoveOn watching the first episodes and discussing with you both.

I heard someone say that they wonder if the Shawshank prisoner might be Mr. Grey ( alien ) from Dreamcatcher who can take on the body of humans too. But, I am hoping it is Randall Flagg :)

I was wondering when that was out ~ So you like it, lovebroken? How far in are they? Is it a release all at once or a watch one a week?

They had another episode on. It is telling us more now. I have a brand new theory off this last episode. Eagerly awaiting someone of you, to watch the show to so I can discuss with you my theory and see if you feel the same way.

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I don't think we have spoiler tags on here, do we? was looking for them so I could post my theory without spoiling anything for others, but, testing to see if this will suffice or not

I still haven't had time to watch the series but if you have stuff you want to say it is your thread and you should type as you please. We all will eventually catch up to watching it, as from past posts and threads the website has many King fans. I liked The Stand too, and Needful Things, Carrie, Cujo, all that you referenced that the series models after.

Thank you, topazlight. I will hold off until yourself or one of the other posters who said they were interested in watching the tv show watches the first three episodes.

Ooooh, Ooooh.... I am having a good sit down and binge session of the released episodes this weekend, lovebroken so I'll tell you all my thoughts on the show at that point on my next visit online here... I heard it was a good show and mystery.

Thanks, dollhouse.

Has no one watched this show yet but me? [MENTION=71386]TheEvilJester[/MENTION] or [MENTION=85795]GLYC[/MENTION] [MENTION=70896]Exeter19[/MENTION] you all like horror genre too?

My theory was the boy is not evil, I think the evil comes more from Henry( all this happened when the warden put his name into the kids ear and he asked for him, henry has a dark past too) not the ageless kid in the cage that the warden imprisoned, there was a reason when the warden knew after touching the kid he would then kill himself, I don't think the kid can control what happens when he touches people, only warn then or try not to touch them if possible, I don't think he is the evil one, but he isn't human, alien? and he has special powers. Sort of like John Coffey from Green Mile, he had powers and was misunderstand but he wasn't evil and he could transfer his powers to cause harm or good. Same way the boy said in last episode he could help sissy spacek character to the old sherrif. Like John Coffey helped Tom Hanks and the wardens wife.

I haven't even heard of this show, hence why I'd not joined in on this conversation. I may see if I can find it on the Netflix or the Hulu, though, and give it a look see.

Based on the title, I assume it is about a castle and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson is the king. Is that right? Because then it sounds right up my alley. :D LOL!

I'm so frustrated with this website I can't even enjoy posting anymore :(

Hope this mess gets cleaned up and can go back to feeling good about here and we can discuss Castle Rock. The Rock would be cool in this show actually. Let me know when you watch the tv series.

I've watched several yesterday, lovebroken and skimmed the last quickly, will finish watching it tomorrow afternoon. They are making The kid ( who would not be a kid would be, must be in his early 20s, no?) making it look like is henrys fathers spirit is in him, wonder why? To get justice for himself and the sheriff ****i..ng his wife and Henry killing him?
I don't think is it molly? the shining character killed his father, I think it is her memory of Henry killing him, or Henry made her do it for him, idk.
Hope the finale is a surprise no one expected.

Watched a few, why doesn't the kid age? Has that been said why yet, [MENTION=77017]lovebroken[/MENTION]? and why do they have Frances Conroy in the cast and not use this gem of an actress, what a stupid mistake and looks like Jane Levy barely gets used either? Why? I read there will be a Season 2, so does this one get an incomplete season and cliffhanger or will it be like AHS and same cast new stories, linked each season?

We are just starting to watch this, lovebroken. Will get back to your thread when we get further involved into the storyline.

The town turns everyone murderous? or brings it out of them? Are The Kid and Henry two halves of the same coin, so to speak? One carries light, the other dark and when both are together it causes chaos?

Hi and thanks for joining in, Cantmoveon, jffs, dollhouse.

Did you see Wendell henry's son got off the bus at Jerusalem's Lot, a reference to King's Salem's lot, hope Wendell isn't turned on his long walk back to castle Rock into a vampire, lol I think the town has an evil presence in it that it looks like henry coming back to town woke up, because the kid was always in the tow they said for 27 years, so it can't be him causing it, maybe it is because him and henry are in the town together that is causing the commotion.

so i caught up to the last one before the finale this week, lovebroken and they are making it seem that the deavers baby henry lived and is actually white guy skarsgard in one alternate timeline, confusing and other henry dever is the black adopted child they got after baby deaver died in othe rtimeline and so both exist but town went crazy when both came into same timeline which I think henry adopted boy entered into white son deavers tmeline, right? so he is in the wrong timeline and this is tryign to be fixed by "the kid?" i hope they remove the confusion in last episode because apparently this is becoming a series and each season similar to ahs, will be different tales so this needs a real final conclusion and wrap up.

I think Herys mother, Sissy Spacek will kill one of the Henry's to save the other Henry. One is birth child, other is adopted, curious which she saves?

That would be tragic sad, she will pick the timeline and Henry (son) that will let Alan live, I bet.

wtf was that bullshit ending/finale. it was horrible. won't spoil it incase you've yet to watch it, lovebroken but way to unanswer any questions about the season castle rock. guess the kid was a demon after though, or something evil. not like they explained it well.

Was the story he told Molly, true or a lie to make her do what he wanted so she felt sorry for him? I felt he was more the dead father over the dead baby, because Henry's father died as a baby, killed by his mother and came oddly back to life so maybe a demon entered the father when he was reborn, and that entered into the kid? The whole season was destroyed by that bad ending of the final episode. I thought the reason he couldn't kill Henry, Henrys son, Molly and Sissy because they were immune to him, maybe Jackie Torrance was immune too?

I think the kid was a combination of all that was a trickster and evil from Kings novel. He was assuming the look of The Kid so people would trust him, others probably saw his true face, Warden, Alan, same as adopted Henry did. The kid never killed anyone that wasn't in his way, or that he needed to get through the loop, what he needed Henry for. I felt he would have killed Henry in the forest, same as Henry said anytime someone goes into the woods, they die. He is in the cage in the hole in Shawshank because he cannot manipulate the minds of others in that isolated area. Henry loses in this too, and will probably kill himself the same way Warden did and The Kid smiles because he knows it. The kid places doubt in the mnd of others same way the devil does.

I haven't seen the finale yet, we are going to sit and watch it tomorrow night ..saved it for Sunday. But, OMG are people pissed off at how they closed this season out...hella mad... I might get a bit bummed too after what you all typed and some feedback I've heard... I guess from what the gossip is that the reason why Jane Levy was barely used this season is that she was only being introduced this season because she is front and center the second season. Shining type story, I hope!!!!!!!