Stephen King Praises CBS All Access's The Stand Adaptation The Stand may have fans divided, but when it comes to King himself, the author has nothing but praise for the nine-episode miniseries. Last week, King took to social media to share his thoughts on the adaptation and posted that he loved the latest iteration of his story of a post-pandemic, post-apocalyptic world and the battle between good and evil, offering praise to the series' cast as well as the use of the iconic song "Don't Fear the Reaper" in the end credits for the most recent episode "Fear and Loathing in New Vegas"