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After both It and The Tommyknockers scored high ratings for ABC, the network agreed to greenlight an ambitious adaptation of The Stand, Kings 1978 epic about the survivors of an infectious disease that has killed more than 99 per cent of the human race. Adapted by King himself and directed by his friend and frequent collaborator Mick Garris, the result is faithful and cohesive; the author likened it to other shows born of singular creative visions, like Godless and The Queens Gambit. "Mick...

Movie studios had to shelve nearly all their would-be 2020 blockbusters when the pandemic hit, but their partners in the television industry had plenty of product in the pipeline in 2020, ready to deliver to a captive audience of people stuck at home and looking for escapism. Related The result was a TV year like no other, filled with offbeat experiments and surprise hits. Some of the shows below were pop-culture sensations. Others were popular on a cult level. Some seemed to slip through ...