The show incorporates elements from many of Kings most famous stories while making allusions to others.
He is so insanely prolific that you’ve got the option to do that.
But also there are themes and ideas that sort of recur, you know?
Hes a writer who really returns to the scene of the crimes.
King has spent more than 40 years turning his home state of Maine into a terrifying no mans land.
So why did the showrunners choose Castle Rock specifically?
You start to think, Who the fuck has stayed in this town?
Why does the town still exist?
And that was a really provocative question for us too, and it seemed interesting.
They hope that the show will even make nods at the great King adaptations that have come before.
But weve actually looked at some amazing maps that literally detail every interconnection between the books.
The showrunners promiseCastle Rockis chock-full of these interconnections.
Pangborn will be played by Scott Glenn (Daredevil).
Pangborn isnt the only way the showrunners are nodding at past King stories, though.
Lynskey herself had a role in the TV miniseriesRose Red.
The biggest and most direct callback to Kings work?
Just look atthe lashingThe Dark Towerreceived from angry fanslast August.
That said, Shaw and Thomason assure that Castle Rock isnt only for the hardcore King fan, though.
After all, he has a knack for appearing in adaptations of his own work.
PerhapsCastle Rockcan succeed where its predecessor failed.
I just pray that this isnt another one of Leland Gaunts tricks.
Castle Rockwill arrive on Hulu in 2018.
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