CinemaBlend There is a ridiculous amount of ground to cover character-wise in adapting Stephen Kingâs The Stand, and while the new CBS All Access miniseries took a strange route with the material by making the narrative non-linear, itâs first five episodes did a solid job introducing all of the main players. Breaking up the key arcs into different chapters, the show has week-by-week dedicated time to the key protagonists (including Stu, Fran, Larry, Nick, Tom, and Mother Abigail) and key antagonists (such as Harold, Nadine, Lloyd, and Randall Flagg). Of course, thereâs been one major presence missing: Donald Merwin Elbert a.k.a. The Trashcan Man.