The Stand: Grade the Premiere of CBS All Access' Stephen King Adaptation
The Stand: Grade the Premiere of CBS All Access' Stephen King Adaptation TVLine 12/17/2020 The past year has made hypochondriacs of us all — and CBS All Access’ adaptation of The Stand might have you reaching for the hand sanitizer more than usual. The streaming service on Thursday dropped Episode 1 of its nine-part miniseries, based on Stephen King’s popular 1978 novel. (Subsequent episodes will roll out every Thursday.) The drama largely takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, following the survivors of a highly contagious and lethal strain of influenza, known as Captain Trips, t...