The Stand: Season 1

2020 · 9 episodes · ★ 5.9

What Season 1 of The Stand

A secret military facility accidentally releases a highly contagious and deadly flu, nicknamed Captain Trips, which wipes out more than 99% of the population. The few immune survivors set out to find others, guided by visions of Mother Abagail, an elderly woman who is 108 years old and holds the fate of humanity in her hands. Standing against her is the Dark Man, also known as Randall Flagg, who recruits followers and imposes an order built on cruelty. The main characters include Stu, Larry Underwood, Nadine Cross and Frannie, whose choices place them in the middle of the struggle between good and evil.

9episodes

Dec 17, 2020Released

Feb 11, 2021last episode

8.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 The End
Dec 17, 2020 · 59 min · ★ 6.3
When the "Captain Trips" flu epidemic wipes out more than 99% of the population, the remaining few immune to the disease set out in search of other survivors, all the while, experiencing visions of the nurturing Mother Abagail and the menacing figure of The Dark Man.
Directed by: Josh Boone · Written by: Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell · Starring: Katherine McNamara, Owen Teague, Liza Huget, Ian Hawes
1x02 Pocket Savior
Dec 24, 2020 · 66 min · ★ 6.2
Musician Larry Underwood is on the cusp of his big break when "Captain Trips" strikes New York. Alone and wandering an empty city, he meets an alluring new acquaintance also desperate to escape. Meanwhile, an incarcerated Lloyd Henreid comes face-to-face with Randall Flagg, The Dark Man himself, who makes him an enticing offer.
Directed by: Tucker Gates · Written by: Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell · Starring: Katherine McNamara, Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier
1x03 Blank Page
Dec 31, 2020 · 54 min · ★ 5.8
Mother Abagail selects a surprising voice to be her conduit to her chosen Committee in Boulder: the young deaf man Nick Andros. The arrival of a disturbing visitor to the Boulder Free Zone, shakes the Committee and Boulder residents to their core. Elsewhere in the Free Zone, Nadine Cross is haunted by a childhood memory.
Directed by: Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage Cole · Written by: Jill Killington, Owen King · Starring: Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier, Owen Teague
1x04 The House of the Dead
Jan 7, 2021 · 60 min · ★ 6.0
The Boulder Free Zone Committee looks to solidify their leadership and bolster the community with a town hall meeting, but Flagg continues to make inroads as he plots to destroy the newly-forming society from within.
Directing: Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage Cole · Writing: Owen King, Jill Killington · Starring: Katherine McNamara, Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier
1x05 Fear and Loathing in New Vegas
Jan 14, 2021 · 62 min · ★ 5.8
Nadine and Harold's dark intentions continue to take shape. Meanwhile, the Committee's spies entrench themselves in New Vegas, where Flagg is building his own society, where officially-sanctioned sin and debauchery disguises a ruthlessly-enforced order. Back in Boulder, Frannie hatches a plan to confirm her suspicions of Harold while Mother Abagail seeks divine council.
Directed by: Chris Fisher · Written by: Jill Killington, Knate Gwaltney · Starring: Katherine McNamara, Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier
1x06 The Vigil
Jan 21, 2021 · 58 min · ★ 5.6
While all of Boulder fears for Mother Abagail's safety, Stu organizes search parties to ensure her return, presenting an opportunity for Harold and Nadine. In New Vegas, Flagg recruits a dangerous new follower.
Directed by: Chris Fisher · Written by: Jill Killington, Knate Gwaltney · Starring: Katherine McNamara, Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier
1x07 The Walk
Jan 28, 2021 · 58 min · ★ 6.2
After tragedy strikes the Boulder Free Zone, Mother Abagail tasks members of her Committee with a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, Harold and Nadine begin their journey to New Vegas to unite with Flagg and claim their reward.
Directed by: Vincenzo Natali · Written by: Josh Boone, Owen King · Starring: Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier, Owen Teague
1x08 The Stand
Feb 4, 2021 · 49 min · ★ 6.0
Risking everything, the Boulder travelers face off with Flagg's followers in New Vegas, among them a very different - and pregnant - Nadine.
Directing: Vincenzo Natali · Writing: Benjamin Cavell, Taylor Elmore · Starring: Katherine McNamara, Irene Bedard, Jovan Adepo, Gordon Cormier
1x09 The Circle Closes Season Finale
Feb 11, 2021 · 49 min · ★ 5.3
After seeing both the light and the dark, Frannie makes her stand.
Directed by: Josh Boone · Written by: Benjamin Cavell, Josh Boone · Starring: Gordon Cormier, Brad William Henke, Nicholas Lea, Nicholas Dohy