The Stand
About The Stand
In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.
The Stand is a science fiction and fantasy series made for CBS All Access. James Marsden leads the cast as Stu Redman, Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith, Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg, and Whoopi Goldberg as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle.
It ran for one season of 9 episodes between December 2020 and February 2021. It is adapted from a novel.
Shelv files it under virus, wilderness, good versus evil, and pandemic. In the United States it streams on Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, and Paramount Plus Essential. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 757 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-MA rating.
American Horror Story, The Strain, and Goosebumps make useful companions to The Stand, all filed under horror.